The 45-year-old hunter, known as ‘Mondragon’, drowned on Saturday morning after diving into the Rio Negro in the municipality of Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas state, Brazil.
Feliciano Borges Neto, Mondragon’s brother, posted the news on the fighter’s social media pages.
According to the post, dos Santos was at the beach with his girlfriend. After taking pictures, he decided to go for a last swim before returning home around 10am. According to Feliciano, dos Santos asked his girlfriend to get his things while he went into the river. Shortly afterwards he dived into an area with a deep hole and was swept away by the current.
According to Neto, his brother could not swim. A report from Sherdog says: “When his girlfriend noticed the delay, he looked back towards the river and saw the hunter struggling and calling for help. A group in a nearby boat tried to approach, but when the hunter seemed close to being reached, he sank and did not resurface. The reported conditions indicate that the location has dangerous features, such as a steep slope at the bottom of the river. Hours after the incident, the Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira City Hall officially confirmed the disappearance.
“Rescue teams were called in and began the search on Saturday afternoon. After almost 48 hours, Dos Santos’ body was located on Monday morning. He was found a few kilometers from the drowning site, trapped among bushes and rocks, after being swept away by the current.”
The Brazilian fighter recently competed bare-knuckled in BKFC, finishing in the first round of former UFC heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik in April.
Dos Santos has 71 fights in his career and was signed to the UFC in 2012, but did not compete after tests revealed hepatitis B.
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