uff a ▁after ▁his ▁W EC ▁ 5 2 ▁loss ▁and ▁the ▁W EC / U FC ▁mer ger . ▁Following ▁his ▁release , ▁Fab iano ▁tried ▁out ▁for ▁The ▁Ult imate ▁F ighter ▁ 1 4 ▁at ▁the ▁open ▁try outs ▁in ▁New ark , ▁N . J . ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Bell ator ▁Fight ing ▁Championships ▁After ▁almost ▁ 2 ▁years ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁sport , ▁Fab iano ▁returned ▁to ▁M MA ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Bell ator ▁Season ▁Seven ▁Fe ather weight ▁tournament , ▁He ▁faced ▁Ak op ▁Step any an ▁in ▁the ▁Qu arter final s ▁at ▁Bell ator ▁ 7 6 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁bout ▁via ▁first ▁round ▁arm bar ▁submission . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Fab iano ▁took ▁on ▁Rad ▁Mart ine z ▁at ▁Bell ator ▁ 8 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Sem if inals ▁losing ▁via ▁un anim ous ▁decision . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁W agn ney ▁Fab iano ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Rach el ▁Al ves ▁Rom ero ▁dos ▁Santos ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁has ▁two ▁daughters . ▁The ▁oldest , ▁Joy ▁Mel ody ▁Rom ero ▁dos ▁Santos , ▁and ▁their ▁young est , ▁Fa ith ▁Mel ody ▁Rom ero ▁dos ▁Santos . ▁ ▁Championships ▁and ▁accomplish ments ▁International ▁Fight ▁League ▁I FL ▁Fe ather weight ▁Championship ▁( One ▁time ; ▁First ; ▁Last ) ▁I FL ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Fe ather