T. Silva during trial in Florida. Photo: CBS Miami/Reproduction
After the postponement of last Friday's session (21), at the option of the responsible judge who decided to direct the case to the domestic court, the Brazilian Thiago Silva He already knows when his new hearing will be to set the bail amount for the crimes he faces after breaking into and threatening people at jiu-jitsu trainer Pablo Popovitch's gym at the beginning of the month. According to Glenn Robinson, Thiago's manager, in an interview with the “MMA Fighting” website, the new hearing was scheduled for March 7th.
At the preliminary hearing, held the day after the incident at the gym, the first judge responsible for the case, John Hurley, denied the Brazilian the right to bail, alleging that the fighter could flee to Brazil if he was released and threaten his ex again. -wife. At the time, the magistrate also revealed that Thiago had already threatened Thaysa Kamiji, his ex-spouse, on other occasions.
As a result of the incident at the gym and his subsequent arrest, Thiago Silva was summarily fired by the UFC. At 31 years old, Thiago has a record of 16 wins, three losses and two fights without result. In the second half of the last decade, the São Paulo native was one of the main names in the light heavyweight category and even had a fight that would give the winner the chance to fight for the belt against Lyoto Machida, with both being undefeated at the time. After this result, Thiago's career changed drastically, with more defeats and two episodes of doping, one of which even included a case of falsifying urine for the test.
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