Paulo Filho was once one of the world’s premier middleweights. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Former World Extreme Cagefighting champion Paulo Filho in October was involved in a confrontation at a party that resulted in his being shot in the leg. The bullet caused an exposed fracture to his left femur, jeopardizing his mixed martial arts career.
Almost a year later, Filho is nearly 100 percent recovered.
“I could have died, but thank God, I’m OK and I’m already training and doing everything normally,” Filho said. “The fracture was pretty serious, but I’m just like Wolverine -- made of adamantium.