A mass fistfight broke out at a gym after a weightlifter allegedly made fun of a fellow member.
Staff tried in vain to separate the pair as they exchanged punches in the fitness centre.
Footage of the brawl shows gym equipment toppling to the ground as the pair swipe at each other.
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Other men working out then tried to split them up
One of the men, 20, later told police he had been a member for some time.
He said he had fallen out with the second man days earlier and they hadn’t spoken since.
On the day of the scrap, he said he spotted the other man “looking at and making fun of” him as he was exercising.
He said the man “started to attack” and responded to defend himself.
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Police were called to the scene but by the time they arrived, the fight had ended on Monday (24 Jun).
The 20-year-old was left with a bruised face but chose not to receive medical treatment.
There was no damage to the toppled gym equipment, as reported on What’s The Jam.
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The fitness centre in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has since said that the pair have been barred indefinitely.
It added that it was the first fight at the gym since it opened 20 years ago.
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