MMA Fighter Marlon Sandro Faces Attempted Murder Charge

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Brazilian MMA fighter Marlon Sandro is reportedly facing both attempted murder and domestic violence charges for two separate allegations, according to Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com on Tuesday.

The attempted murder charge relates to an alleged Dec. 14 assault on his then-fiancee. Per Cruz, "Sandro allegedly injured Tayssa Wuensche's arm, choked her out in the middle of the street, and kept punching and kicking her after she woke back up."

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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