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This time around, Renato Sobral is going to be on his best behavior. The popular light heavyweight known to fans as "Babalu" kicked off a controversy the last time he was in the national spotlight. At August's UFC 74, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt held an anaconda choke on David Heath after Heath tapped out, not letting go until after his opponent was rendered unconscious. But when Sobral returns to action Saturday and faces veteran Mike Whitehead at the Affliction: Banned card in Anaheim, Calif., Sobral promises there will be no unsportsmanlike antics. After all, his wife and his dad will both be in attendance.

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July 17, 2008  08:23 AM ET
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I remember that now and hope Babalu geats beat.

July 17, 2008  08:27 AM ET
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After all, his wife and his dad will both be in attendance.


Good for them

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July 17, 2008  09:25 AM ET
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I hope he gets destroyed

July 17, 2008  09:28 AM ET
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What a punk, guys like him give MMA a bad rap

July 17, 2008  09:40 AM ET
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My favorite Babalu moment, was Liddell Kicking him square in the snot box rendering him unconscious

July 17, 2008  07:16 PM ET
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I hope Babalu takes a solid beating in front of his family. His antics are a horrible stain on the sport.

July 19, 2008  07:45 AM ET
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Would like to see him gone... He's everything that is not needed when trying to convince the world that MMA is a genuine sport and that the participants are world-class athletes and not murderous thugs. If it wouldn't be for the poor press it would get, would have liked to see Whitehead do the same thing Babalu did to Heath.

 
July 20, 2008  06:22 PM ET
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Why did he not release the choke in the first place? He mentioned something about learning respect,but than he said the guy called him a MF after the bout,what happened before to make him choke the guy until he blacked out?

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