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Report: Brazilian MMA fighter brutally murdered in front of girlfriend and son in Belem

Brazilian MMA fighter, Adriano ‘Mamute’ Santana, was allegedly murdered by three men in his own home in the city of Belem, Brazil. According to a police report and local media outlet G1 Para, who first broke the news, Adriano was shot in the face with a firearm and then stabbed to death with knives, while in front of his girlfriend and son.

The report claims Adriano was at home at around 11:30 PM when someone knocked on his back door. He answered the door to find three armed men, with shirts covering their faces, who chased him inside the house as he tried to run away.