On February 6, 2014, in Oakland Park, Florida, Silva allegedly threatened Pablo Popovitch at his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Center, and his estranged wife Thaysa, who is in a relationship with the gym's owner, Pablo Popovitch. The day before, Thaysa called police on Thiago for violating a temporary protection order. He was charged with aggravated battery and non-violently resisting an officer; the charges were later lessened to aggravated assaults by a Broward County judge, who also deemed Silva a flight risk and denied him bond. Following the arrest, UFC President Dana White said Silva will "never fight in the UFC again". Later in the day, Silva was released from his UFC contract.