Video: Valter Walker sets up impromptu bare-knuckle fight between two bystanders at Hype Brazil

It’s fair to say Hype Brazil isn’t your traditional combat sports promotion.

On Wednesday, Hype Brazil put on a mixed-event fight card at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a prelims full of bare-knuckle fights, and a main card showcasing submission grappling. The event is headlined by a grappling match between Arman Tsarukyan and Muhammad Mokaev, and featured UFC heavyweight Valter Walker serving as ring announcer. But Walker didn’t stop there; he was also an on-the-fly matchmaker.

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During the prelims, the bare-knuckle fight between Mauricio Boni and Leonardo Guimaraes was abruptly cancelled when the promotion deemed the fighters were being too timid. Then, shortly afterward, Walker convinced two men in attendance for the event, one the head of security and the other a fan, to step into the ring and put on a bare-knuckle fight.