A former UFC fighter was arrested and brought into police custody on alleged gun violence expenses.
There are a lot of personalities each previous and current to have competed beneath the UFC banner, however not a lot of them have been in hassle with the police resulting from gun violence. That was the case for former mild heavyweight Vinny Magalhaes after he was arrested final week.
Authorities obtained home violence reviews at a non-public residence in Las Vegas. After turning up, they have been advised Magalhaes threatened a number of members of the family with a firearm, although no one has reported any accidents.
The Brazilian was later detained and is being charged with three counts of assault with a lethal weapon. Sadly for the retired MMA veteran, he might obtain an 18-year jail sentence if discovered responsible of all three expenses.
Vinny Magalhaes has already made one look in court docket and is booked to return on December 23 as his case continues.
Regardless of his latest issues, Magalhaes was a improbable jiu-jitsu practitioner in his heyday, managing to win nearly 80% of his blended martial arts fights by means of submission.
Whereas his present state of affairs is dire, the 40-year-old is a loving household man who usually publicly exhibits his love for his youngsters.
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Although most of his high-level fights within the sport got here beneath the PFL banner, Magalhaes did spend a while competing contained in the octagon.
The South American is a TUF alum, battling his approach to the finale again in 2008. He would come up brief towards Ryan Bader and later be lower from the UFC after shedding his debut to Elliot Marshall.
Three years later, Mahalhaes fought his method again into the UFC following a string of fine performances elsewhere.
He would win his return bout by armbar earlier than shedding twice—a type of defeats coming towards the well-rounded Phil Davis—and later being handed his launch from the corporate.
The BJJ phenom final competed in 2021 for the PFL the place his battle ended prematurely resulting from an unlawful strike.
