Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Thiago Silva is in custody after threatening people at a jiu-jitsu studio and barricading himself in his Florida home, according to multiple reports. The events were first reported Thursday night by MMAjunkie and
Thiago Silva appeared in front of a judge on Friday morning, where he had attempted murder charges against him reduced to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
8:21 AM PT — The judge has THROWN OUT the attempted murder charges against Silva, claiming there isn't enough evidence to prove the UFC fighter ever intended to kill his wife, despite allegedly pulling a gun on her on multiple occasions and sending
Bleacher Report reached out to the UFC on Thursday night, and the promotion responded with the following: "This evening, we were made aware of a situation involving Thiago Silva. We are in the process of gathering the facts and have no further comment
In the wake of Thiago's Silva arrest Thursday night, the owner of the gym where the incident began released a statement.