The "Pitbull" brothers aren't thrilled with Karate Combat in the wake of a hotel brawl that nixed Patricky Freire's scheduled fight last Friday.
In an Instagram post Sunday, the Freires released an extended version of the clips the promotion previously posted, including surveillance video from the host hotel.
The video shows the Freires and their wives eating breakfast before a group of assailants with water guns approached the table and sprayed them. The "Pitbulls" sprung into action, and a full-on brawl broke out in the parking lot.
"Guys, this MMA promotion has never had as many views as it's having now and purposefully hid some footage, and we decided to show them to you as they're trying to manipulate the footage," the post's subtitles read. "We're showing our side and what they've left out, only the truth. Watch it. They came from the promotion's office, and they had a guy ready to film. So like two children, they sprayed us with water guns and our wives, and that was the fatal error. So we start (fighting)."
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The gunners were from the team of Shahzaib Rind, the Karate Combat champion Patricky Freire was supposed to compete against Saturday. Rind is also coached by Karate Combat promoter Asim Zaidi and managed by Zaidi's wife, Laura.
Zaidi is seen entering the melee as a peacekeeper, but the Freires didn't think his intervention was unbiased.
"Now, Mr. President cries for us to stop," the video captions read. "He just takes away our guys. Why? Maybe they need some help. Now, he puts himself (there) to protect the guy. Still crying."
Zaidi has claimed to be helping the Freires avoid potential disciplinary action from the Florida Athletic Commission (FAC), which regulated the event.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie:'Pitbull' bros accuse Karate Combat of manipulation after brawl