Thales Leites, Glover Teixeira and Danillo Villefort were among the winners at Friday’s Bitetti Combat MMA 6 event, but perhaps the biggest story coming out of Friday’s show is the withdrawal of former WEC champion Paulo Filho from the card.
Filho, who no-showed Thursday’s event weigh-ins to prompt the cancellation of a would-be headliner with Yuki Sasaki, again cited personal issues, which also contributed to a recent year-long layoff.
Despite his absence, the event, which took place at Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil, proved another solid night of fights for the recently resurrected promotion.