8 Fighter Scandals That Rocked UFC In 2014

1. Thiago Silva

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybuUuQ7HIik The most disgusting case on the list is made even more disgusting by Dana Whites asinine comments about the case. Thiago Silva was cut from the UFC early in 2014 after a stand-off with police that ended in the fighter being tasered. He had turned up at a gym where his ex-wife was training and threatened to shoot up the place. After his arrest Thaysa Silva also accused him of holding a gun in her mouth and other abusive acts. However, Thaysa Silva fled the country this summer (keep in mind, this is common for abused wives - get as far away from your tormentor as possible). Police opted to drop the charges as their star witness was gone. What happened next was sickening. Dana White, who had claimed Silva would never fight in the UFC again, welcomed him back to the promotion with open arms, claiming he had been "acquitted" - and proving that he doesn't know the legal definition of the word, since there wasn't even a trial in this case. It also proved that Dana White is blind the how serious domestic violence is. It was the worst black eye of the year for the UFC, and that's saying something in a combat sport.