Thiago Silva’s estranged wife, Thaysa, released two videos this week that show her ex-husband’s potentially dangerous behavior.
Thiago Silva is an MMA fighter who was charged with two counts of aggravated assault in February for allegedly threatening his wife and her boyfriend with a gun. Silva was arrested after barricading himself inside his Florida home (mugshot below). He was also initially charged with attempted murder, but those charges were quickly dropped by the judge. The other charges were eventually dropped because Thaysa became uncooperative with authorities and moved out of the country, leading UFC boss Dana White to reinstate the fighter (UPDATE: Shortly after this story was published, the UFC dropped Silva).
Thaysa gave an interview to Globo this week from Abu Dhabi, where she moved with her boyfriend to start a new life away from her abusive and dangerous ex-husband.
Along with the interview, Thaysa released the videos which show Thiago carrying a gun and apparently high on cocaine. Thaysa says she was filming him in case he killed her.
Below is the second video along with a transcription of their conversation:
Here is the transcription via Bloody Elbow:
Thiago: Why did you call the cops, honey? I did nothing, why are you recording?
Thiago: Honey, Why are you doing this? Tell me.
Thaysa: Thiago, stop staring like that. Give the gun, please, I’m here.
Thiago: Turn off the camera. I know that you are hiding a guy up there, do you think that I’m a fool?
Thaysa: Which guy, Thiago?
Thiago: You think that I’m stupid. You’re pointing this at my face, so I can’t see that stuff over there. Take that light out of my face, please.
Thaysa: No, Thiago, because it will be a proof if I die.
Thiago: Proof of what, you aren’t going to die. You are lying, there is a guy and he’ll do something, I’m not stupid.
Thaysa: Thiago, one day you’re going to kill because of your addiction.
Thiago: I’m not going to kill you. You’re doing something.
Thaysa: What am I doing, Thiago?
Thiago: You called a guy to come here. Take this light out of me.
Thaysa: I’m recording you, Thiago.
Thiago: Why are you doing this?
Thaysa: To show you everything when you get normal again, you’ve never brought a gun before.
Thiago: I did nothing. Stop lying.
Thaysa: You have a gun in your hand.
Thiago: It’s in my pocket, I did nothing.
Thaysa explained to Globo why she stayed with Thiago so long despite his consistent abuse and violent, volatile behavior.
“I’ve lived 13 years beside him. I’ve worked so he could train, I invested in his career even before he could think to be an MMA fighter. I was his foundation and I was assaulted, had an abortion due a beating that he gave me. But I thought that he was going to change. Because of my love, I didn’t report his acts to the authorities. We were unbeatable together, I’ve always thought that he could change, I used to say that it was because of his camps and his upcoming fights. But he never changed.
“He had always had drug issues. I’ve always thought that it was because his childhood problems that he didn’t change. But things got worse since 2012. Cocaine, molly and marijuana started to be common in his life. He even made a bar of our house, he get turned on cocaine until’ morning and had to drink at 7am trying to sleep. I just lived a nightmare.”
Thaysa also told Globo the legal process in the US was slow and Thiago’s managers made her life hell, leading her to leave the country.
Head over to Page 2 to read all about the initial domestic violence allegations that led to Silva’s February arrest, including the life-threatening text message he went Thaysa.
