Two former coaches and the manager of UFC fighter Tyra Santos have come out and accused Santos of not paying for the last three events. O Municipio de Blumenau.
One of those events included her recent 125-pound UFC title challenge, which she lost to Valentina Shevchenko.
The 29-year-old Brazilian fighter denies the allegations.
Her former head coach and manager, Marcelo Brigadeiro, is one of those who have come forward. He alleges that Santos did not honor his contract after he stopped training at his gym over a year ago, and that he has not been paid a percentage of his three matches. doing. Brigadeiro plans to file a lawsuit in the next few weeks. MMA Fighting.
Another former coach, Marcio Marco, has filed a lawsuit seeking 20% of her title fight pay starting this year, which amounts to $36,400. said to have paid.
The third person involved is Patricio Barbosa Farias, brother of Santos’ husband. After leaving Marco’s coaching and not training Santos, he was reportedly in debt totaling $15,000. The two agreed verbally. Farias does not plan to file a lawsuit, but has reported the embezzlement against Santos and his brother to the police.
According to a report obtained by the police, MMA Fighting,”[Farias] Invited by Santos’ coach and set to take 3% of her future purse and eventual sponsorship deal, plus reimbursement for expenses after moving to another city, but three months later. but was not paid. “
In response to all three situations, Santos MMA FightingShe previously filed a lawsuit against Brigadeiro in December 2021, demanding $4,820 after her former coach tried to book a fight with an athlete previously managed by the coach. She claims she also turned down another opponent without him knowing.
As for Marco, she claims the two don’t even have a signed contract and that the amount he’s asking for is too much.
Santos claims her brother-in-law’s police report contains “false accusations.” She went on to say that she and her husband helped him get a job at a jiu-jitsu center to work as a coach. Although he was paid for construction services, he never worked as a coach due to disagreements with the staff.