Marlon Sandro is a veteran Brazilian mixed martial artist who’s competed in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA, Pancrase, Shooto, and World Victory Road. The 40 year old is a former King of Pancrase Featherweight Champion and former Sengoku Featherweight Champion.
However, the MMA veteran faces multiple charges for two separate alleged incidents that stem back from December.
He was accused of attacking his fiancée, Tayssa Wuensche on Dec. 14 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Police reports claim that Sandro injured Wuensche’s arm, choked her out in the middle of the street, and kept punching and kicking her after she woke back up.
He will face an attempted murder charge for this incident. Police investigated the incident after it became public on social media and through the media Dec. 15. Sandro could possibly get up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.
A second police report was filed earlier this month on the 9th, according to MMA fighting. In the report, Wuensche said she was threatened by Sandro at 6:30 p.m. local time that day. Wuensche didn’t request protection in a public shelter, the report reads, but Sandro was charged under the "Lei Maria da Penha," a law that protects women from domestic violence.
According to the police report, an intoxicated Sandro allegedly broke into Wuensche’s home Feb. 9 and threatened her with a knife, choking her with a pillow whenever she started crying. Sandro allegedly threatened to end her life, claiming she had ruined his career, the report reads. Per the police report, Wuensche was later saved by her mother and brother after she managed to text her.
After remaining silent for several months, Sandro released a video and a statement on his social media Tuesday, admitting he made “mistakes,” but never directly acknowledges the alleged attacks on his ex-fiancée. Sandro says he’s currently unemployed after getting kicked out of Nova Uniao in December.
”Guys, I came here to ask you a chance to work,” Sandro said. “I’m unemployed, I need to work, I need to fight, and I’m asking you all an opportunity. I have no problem leaving the country, traveling, working. I’m resolving my problems in justice. I know I’ve failed, I know I made a mistake, but I think that every human being has the right to redeem himself and try to fix things in life. I know I’m a good citizen. I know I failed, I know I made a mistake, but I know that I have a lot more to fix and get better.”