"Saladala" — He fled to a market, but was chased down and shot three times with a gun... Former MMA player brutally killed by armed assailants

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A horrific incident occurred in which a former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter from Brazil was shot and killed while being chased by armed assailants.

The UK's "The Sun" reported on the 7th (local time) that "Brazilian MMA fighter Hogério Silva Santos (36) was shot by two men and died brutally."

According to the media, the incident took place in Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Santos, being chased by two assailants, desperately hid inside a nearby small grocery store. However, the suspects followed him to the store entrance and fired at least three shots at close range before fleeing.

When rescue teams and police arrived at the scene after receiving the report, Santos was already dead. Local police are currently tracking down the fleeing suspects but have not yet made any arrests. Local media analyzed the incident not as a simple murder, but as a thoroughly planned "execution."

Santos, who competed under the ring name "Crazy Dog," retired from his fighting career in March 2018, finishing with a professional record of 8 losses in 8 fights. In 2020, he ran for a local election in his hometown of Aumeirim, Pará state, but was defeated. Police are expanding their investigation, including determining why he visited a distant agricultural city located 70 hours away by car from his hometown.

Meanwhile, the media also highlighted another tragedy involving a Brazilian fighter that occurred last November. Godofredo Pepey, who competed in the world's largest MMA organization, UFC, for six years starting in 2012, was found dead in a Florida state prison in the U.S. while incarcerated on charges of domestic violence against his wife.

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