This content is protected Diego Brandao is fully aware of how he came across on The Ultimate Fighter 14. I was the crazy Brazilian, Brandao said. Brandao took no issue with the portrayal because, well, it was true. Being on the set of the UFCs biannual reality television show brought out both the best and worst of the 24-year-old featherweight. He became as well known for violent outbursts at cast mates in the house and at the gym as he did for cruising through the tournament by finishing four straight opponents in the first round. Looking back, Brandao provides an explanation for it all. I had so much pressure, Brandao said. I needed to win to eat and take care of my family in Brazil. It was too much. Sometimes I would train and I would not be there. I would spar and when I got hit in the face, start to think about my mom. Brandao (19-7 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has no such nerves heading into his first fight outside of TUF, a showdown with Darren Elkins (13-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on the preliminary card of UFC 146 Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. A guaranteed $100,000 UFC contract from winning TUF and an additional $80,000 in bonuses from beating Dennis Bermudez at the finale card effectively calmed Brandao. He was able to return home to Manaus, Brazil, and buy his mother a house a goal he talked about repeatedly while on the show. :deal He's crazy alright.
He is crazy but he is a good kid.....his interview after the fight against Darren was class, very humble, saying only good things about Elkins.....he is just not one of those "constructed" characters like many in MMA acting like something that they aren´t, like idiots trying to get attention as Jason Miller....Diego is real..... But as a fighter he is too inconsistent yet....
