 During the brawl that broke out between coaches Silva and Chael Sonnen, while the rest of the cast were trying to separate the brawling coaches, Amado joined in the crowd and took the chance to punch Sonnen on the back of the head several times and rip his shirt off.In the aftermath of the brawl, he was filmed bragging to his team about his deeds.UFC president Dana White kicked him off the show after the incident, telling the media that Amado "ought to be arrested" for what he did.