Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor Pablo Popovitch said that prior to Thiago Silva ‘s arrest on Thursday, the now-ex-UFC fighter “seemed to be under the influence of some type of drug whether alcohol or drugs.” Popovitch, who released a statement via Facebook , said Silva was outside his facility, the Team Popovitch Martial Arts Academy in Oakland Park, Fla., on Thursday before Silva’s eventual standoff with police. Silva’s estranged wife, Thaysa, trains at the facility. There, police allege, Silva threatened her with a gun, and told her that if Popovitch didn’t come out of the school, he would go inside and begin shooting. After Popovitch emerged and then went inside to call police, Silva fled to his home, where a four-hour standoff with S.W.A.T. ensued before he surrendered nonviolently, police said
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