Due In Court This Week, Thiago Silva Allegedly Provoked By Pablo Popovitch’s Ex-Wife

The backstory surrounding former UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva’s Feb. 7 arrest following an incident where he allegedly brandished a gun and began threatening students at Pablo Popovitch’s Florida Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy is getting even more complicated.

Silva was released on $25,000 bond last week, and his attempted murder charges were pleaded down to aggravated assault. Today, new details arose that Silva may have been provoked into his reportedly drug-fueled outburst.

Popovitch, who is involved in a romantic relationship with Silva’s estranged wife Thaisa, recently spoke up on his Facebook page to say that is was actually his ex-wife Fabianna who instigated the whole ordeal:

“Everything was settled for us, we made an agreement, we decided to get our own places. I waited till she found an apartment for her to live with my boys, paid for moving, the move in costs for the rental. Gave her the money we had agreed on that I would give her every month. I was taking my boys every other weekend, and seeing them twice a week. Everything was perfect.

Then she started contacting Thiago Silva, sending him pictures and creating a bigger fire than it was on how long I have actually been with Thaisa. I guess she needed revenge for us not working out. When she found out that I was seeing Thaisa, she started calling my little sister, me and my brother-in -law, freaked out that she knew Thaisa’s ex-husband was crazy, and telling us to be careful. That if he found out, he would go insane. Later we found out, after he was arrested, that when the detective got ahold of his phone, it was Fabianna provoking everything.

She would text me that she was scared of this guy, and right after text him egging him on to get pissed and come after me. I have evidence that the day Thiago Silva came to my gym, and threatened us. She sent a message to both my sister and brother in law scared for her life our families’ life because Thiago had threatened her and the family. The same day, at night he came to my gym with a gun, screaming out my name, and threating everyone at the school.

Funny enough, last week, the mother of my kids, goes to court to defend this monster, that could have killed me, the father of her kids, or even her own kids, that were at the gym training jiu-jitsu just a few hours before. Why would she defend him, but yet try to scare the whole family that he could hurt anyone of us? What kind of games is she playing with this guy? What kind of mother is she?

I don’t know who this person Fabianna is anymore. She jeopardizes everything, me seeing my boys, my business, our peace of spirit for her revenge. The crazy part is, I couldn’t understand why this guy came to my gym, he has a girlfriend, has another girl in Brazil pregnant of 5 months, why the hate towards someone he is clearly not with anymore for some time? It’s all clear now, Fabianna drove him so much over the edge, exaggerating how long I have really been with Thaisa, and everything else she did to persuade him to come to the gym with a gun.”

Interesting. It sounds like Silva was provoked into jealously by another jealous ex-spouse, creating a whole triangle of violence and backstabbing that ultimately resulted in Silva getting arrested and cut from the UFC after an alleged history of domestic violence with Thaisa Silva.

With Silva due back in court this week, these developments could potentially have an effect on what exactly happens to him; but he’s far from out of the woods. In the meantime, his management will be looking to get him a fight in a lesser organization.

While Silva’s actions can’t be defended, it’s beginning to sound like someone else incited this whole unfortuante scenario. What do you make of these bizarre findings?