Tragedy in jiu-jitsu: he was eight times world champion, intervened in a fight with a “key” and was hit in the head

The tragedy still affects the sport. This Sunday at dawn, the Brazilian fighter Leandro Loone of the world’s greatest jiu-jitsu figures e eight times world championreceived a shot in the head after intervening in a fight to immobilize a man with a shot of that martial art, he drew a gun and shot him, in the middle of a concert in a nightclub in São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil.

“Idol of a sport, Leandro leaves him materially. We offer tribute and reverence to the one who has helped and inspires so many people to wear kimonos all over the world”the Brazilian Confederation of Sport Jiu-Jitsu (CBJJE) reported in a statement.

This was assured by the attorney of the family of the athlete Iván Siqueira Junior his condition was very serious and he even suffered from brain death bullet product. In any case, the São Paulo Department of Health contacted the family, who did not allow any official information to be disclosed in this regard.

The episode took place in the early hours of this Sunday at the exclusive Sirio Club, in the southern area of ​​Sao Paulo, where the athlete had gone with friends to enjoy a presentation of a popular musical group at a party.

According to witnesses who described the incident to the Military Police, “Leandro Ló Pereira do Nascimento and the military policeman Henrique Otávio Oliveira Velozo were involved. Police officer Henrique, after a brief discussion, approached the table of the victim Leandro, taking a bottle from the table.In a continuous act, the victim got up, took the bottle from the hand of the author and in a fight knocked him to the ground immobilized, at which point the victim’s companions separated them both and asked ‘to leave him alone’ “.

“The perpetrator, after getting up, went around the table and, facing the victim, drew his weapon and fired a shot that hit the frontal region of the victim’s head (front, left side). victim is very serious at the municipal hospital Dr. Arthur Ribeiro de Saboya “says the police action, which was recorded at 1:57 am this Sunday.

His attacker, who fled after the crime, was declared a fugitive.

Leandro Pereira do Nascimento Lo, 33, was an eight-time world champion in jiu-jitsu in five different categories and has won five World Cup titles in this sport, as well as eight Pan American titles in the sport.

The wrestler, who won his first world title in 2012 in the lightweight category, was still active and in May of this year he won a new world title, but in the middleweight category.

“The first title was the feeling of becoming world champion and the latter was the feeling of still being world champion. The two best feelings of my life”Then the fighter assured in a publication on his social networks.

The Brazilian was expected to play a championship in the United States in the next few days.

With information from EFE