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It was just announced on Yahoo! Sports / MMA Junkie that former UFC fighter Renato “Babalu” Sobral has just signed a non-exclusive contract with Xces Fighting. According to the article, his first fight will be on December 12th this year. According to the article Xcess Fighting spokesperson stated the following:

“I am undeniably the biggest ‘Babalu’ fan that lives,” Xcess Fighting spokesperson Bruce Bellocchi stated. “Xcess Fighting believes he has tremendous talent, and (we) are extremely proud to be able to get him back into he cage and in front of his fans so quickly.”

After all of the controversy ($25,000 fine and release from the UFC) surrounding the Renato Sobral / David Heath UFC 74 Fight, Renato Sobral has found a new home with Strikeforce.  He announcement was made yesterday at the Strikeforce event taking place at the Playboy Mansion.  However, he future fight match ups with Strikeforce have not been announced yet.

ESPN.com reported via Sherdog that the Nevada State Athletic Commission fined Renato “Babalu” Sobral $25,000 for his actions taking place at UFC 74. During his fight with David Heath at UFC 74, Babalu put Heath in an Anaconda Choke and held the choke even after Heath and Referee Steve Mazzagatti tapped Babalu. Consistent with NSAC decision to fine Babalu, Sobral appeared to totally disregard for the rules of the Octagon and more specifically “referee involvement”.

Dana White recently commented about the Renato Babalu Sobra Controversy – holding onto David Heath well after his and Mario Yamasaki’s tap. Listen to what Dana has to say about Babalu’s antics. You can listen to the mp3 online, or download it to your ipod (which I like to do – listen while on the treadmill).

While watching UFC 74 on Saturday night, did you notice a ton of blood on the mat from a preliminary fight? When the event started off on Pay Per View with Kendall Grove and Patrick Cote, I said to myself, look at all of that blood on the mat – I wonder what fight that was. As it turns out, it was from the Renato Babalu Sobral vs David Heath fight, Bablu rained down some elbows on David Heath, cutting his forehead open. Steve Mazzagatti let the fight went on for some time, but then Bablu put Heath into a choke, gator roll and finally an Anaconda choke. The controversy comes in after David Heath tapped and Renato held on. Even Steve Mazzagatti jumped in and started tapping Babalu, but he held on (out of hatred?) until he know Heath passed out.

Renato “Babalu” Sobra was arrested Early Saturday morning for spitting on a bouncer at the Tampa Florida Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Apparently he was at the WFC event before being arrested. The official police report of Babalu can be found here. Just a few days earlier Renato Sobra was on the Bubba The Love Sponge (BTLS) Sirius Satellite Radio Show. Renato came and and interviewed with Bubba, and later rolled around on the mat with BTLS Executive Producer and BTLS show MMA / Muay Thai practitioner Brent Hatley. Check out the pictures of Babalu Sobra from the Bubba the Love Sponge Show below.

Source: BTLS.com – Renato Sobra Schooling “Muay Thai” Brent Hatley

Source: BTLS.com – Renato Sobra and BTLS Spice Boy