{
  "id": 13809742,
  "title": "Brendson Ribeiro pleads authorities to help find missing brother after UFC Vegas 122 win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/brendson-ribeiro-pleads-authorities-to-help-find-missing-brother",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T22:00:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brendson-ribeiro-pleads-authorities-help-220030559.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brendson Ribeiro, a 30-year-old MMA fighter, recently won a surprising victory at UFC Vegas 122, ending a four-fight losing streak. The win came in his light heavyweight bout against Felipe Franco, where Ribeiro submitted Franco just two minutes into the fight. Emotionally overwhelmed, Ribeiro broke down post-fight, revealing that his plea for help was not solely for the win, but for the search of his brother who has been missing in northern Brazil since April 27. Ribeiro's family presumes his brother to be dead, but there's no concrete evidence or answers from the authorities. It's the family's desperate search for closure and information that Ribeiro is pleading for, hoping for some closure to end this nightmare that has haunted the entire family.",
  "summary": "UFC Vegas 122 winner Brendson Ribeiro begged Brazilian authorities for \"closure\" after his brother went missing nearly six months ago.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}