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MMA veteran Paulo Filho involved in car accident, to undergo surgery for multiple fractures

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Former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho was involved in a serious car accident in Niteroi, Brazil.

According to a police report, Filho was driving a 2004 white Palio with a friend in the passenger seat, when he crashed with a Vectra around 2:25 a.m. local time in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro. Both drivers needed medical assistance.

Filho claims he accidentally drove the wrong way on a road that is currently under construction, colliding headfirst with the Vectra.

“I fractured the acetabulum and my left hand, but I’m fine,” Filho said to MMA Fighting on Tuesday night.