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Former UFC featherweight Felipe Colares got involved in an altercation Wednesday, January 25, 2023, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Apparently, a man was trying to steal a phone and assaulted a woman in the process, prompting Colares to intervene with his jiu-jitsu skills.
There are photos and a video of the incident on Colares’ Instagram above. In the post, Colares can be seen taking backstroke, stomach-knee, and mount positions against the alleged thief, although it’s important to note that Colares is not seen throwing strikes and that there is no visible damage to either man.
“I went back to my car and went to see the woman to check on the situation, and indeed it was a robbery,” Colares wrote (H/T, translation via MMAFighting). “My friends and I returned to the car and saw the man. After noticing he was unarmed, we intervened and managed to nab the thief using jiu-jitsu techniques.
Colares added: “Today we have one less thief on the streets.” He also wrote, “I don’t recommend unprepared people to do this, but today I got 1 percent better.”
Colares was on the UFC roster from 2019 to 2022. He lost four of his six fights inside the Octagon, suffering a final loss to Chase Hooper in May 2022. In his first fight since his stint in the UFC, Colares is set to make his Ares FC debut against Alioune Nahaye on February 17.
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