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Last month, Paulo Filho was pulled at the last minute from his bout at Fatality Arena 7 after reportedly having a seizure.<\/p>\n

Now Filho is speaking out about the incident, insisting that he didn’t have a seizure, but instead decided to respect himself by not fighting due to emotional issues. Filho, who has had a long battle with drug addiction, doesn’t want to retire, despite the incident leading up to his last fight.<\/p>\n

He spoke with MMAFighting<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m not an epileptic. I never had a seizure.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I was a mess. I decided not to use antidepressants, so it wouldn\u2019t kill my reflexes, but I had a terrible day at home. My house looked like a party the day of the fight, lots of people going there. Nobody respected me. It was like Paulo Filho was going to bungee jump instead of getting into a fight, get punched and kicked in the face. I couldn\u2019t focus. My house was like hell that day.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t want to take medication, so I had a panic attack. I lay down in my bedroom, thinking what I would do. I just froze. I couldn\u2019t move. And for the first time in my life, I respected myself. When things like that happened before, I kept going and fought, and it didn\u2019t end well. People watched me fight like crap and had no idea what had happened. So I decided to respect myself this time.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I agreed to fight because I needed the money. That\u2019s the truth. But I was depressed, I was feeling low. I\u2019ve been trying to find a way to get better, so I gave myself another opportunity. I\u2019m not taking anything away from Amilcar, he\u2019s a great athlete, and a fight is a fight, but inside my head I always think I\u2019m going to win.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“That\u2019s how I came to the conclusion that this fight wouldn\u2019t be so important for me. Maybe that was important for Amilcar. Maybe. Maybe not. Honestly, and bringing myself down by saying this, it wouldn\u2019t be important for Amilcar either. If he goes there and beats me, that means nothing. A bunch of nobodies, who haven\u2019t fought anywhere, defeated me via decision when I wasn\u2019t ready. That doesn\u2019t mean shit. The thing is, I wasn\u2019t motivated for this. I didn\u2019t care about it. I just wanted to chill, relax with my birds, my dogs, and walk on the beach with my friends.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I did several exams recently, a complete blood count, and the doctor said I\u2019m 100 percent. My issue is a psychological issue. I need a good psychiatrist who can get me back to normal. I can\u2019t stay like a roller coaster. I love strawberries, but one second later, I hate strawberries. I\u2019m like that now. It\u2019s hard to be an athlete with pathologies like that.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, I lost more of the credibility that I had left, but I won\u2019t give up. I can\u2019t do this by myself. I always had someone pushing me, and that\u2019s what I need. I don\u2019t have a reason to stop fighting.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last month, Paulo Filho was pulled at the last minute from his bout at Fatality Arena 7 after reportedly having a seizure. Now Filho is speaking out about the incident, insisting that he didn’t have a seizure, but instead decided to respect himself by not fighting due to emotional issues. 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