Paulo Goncalves Silva went viral on social media last week for an unusual form of rehydration .
Silva, better known as Paulo “Bananada” in Brazil, took on fellow MMA veteran Johnny Iwasaki at FFC 40 in Lima, Peru, on Sept. 25. Seconds after the end of the opening round, “Bananada” decided to climb the fence and ask a fan for some of his beer instead of drinking some of the water his cornermen brought inside the cage.
The former Shooto Brazil and WOCS champion, who dropped his overall MMA record to 23-15 with a decision loss that night, explained why he chose to drink beer instead of water after the first round.