It was a bad night for UFC fighter Diego Brandao, and a worse night for the strip club employee he allegedly pistol-whipped. The supposed scene went down Thursday evening at an Albuquerque strip club called, of all things, Knockout, and ignited after Brandao got into an argument with the resident DJ before subsequently getting booted the 'f' out.
Instead of taking his business elsewhere (say, to a different strip club) he tried to punch his way back in and, eventually, returned with a gun. After that he reportedly pointed the weapon at a patron's chest before using it in less fatal (but still painful as hell) fashion and hit an employee in the face with the butt of it. He then pointed his gun at a group but exercised good judgment (relatively) by not firing and instead walking to his car.
When he was arrested he caught a load of charges, including "aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault and willful assault with a deadly weapon." His bond is set at $15,000.
Brandao, the winner of season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter, trains in the area, though he's currently under suspension after testing positive for marijuana earlier this year.
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[via Albuquerque Journal]
