Livinha Souza was arrested in Araraquara, Brazil, accused of being concerned in drug trafficking and Unlawful possession of a weapon. Souza is a former UFC fighter and Invicta FC champion who’s at the moment eligible to be picked at tonight’s International Struggle League 2025 draft.
In line with the native police, cops acquired an nameless name and went to her home with a search warrant on Thursday morning to discover a .380 pistol, 59 bullets, marijuana, and steroids. Souza was detained.
Souza denies involvement with drug trafficking, her lawyer Glaucio Dalponte Mattiole informed MMA Preventing on Friday.
“The search and seizure operation carried out yesterday on the dwelling of Livia was primarily based on alleged nameless complaints,” Mattiole wrote in a press release offered to MMA Preventing. “Through the operation, a amount of marijuana was seized, a substance that she makes use of, as publicly declared beforehand. It’s value noting that Livia was the primary UFC fighter in Brazil to be sponsored by a CBD firm and is a public defender of the legalization of marijuana. Lívia is on the disposal of the courts and has already offered the mandatory clarifications, reaffirming her curiosity in demonstrating that she is a consumer of the substance.
“Concerning the firearm talked about, we make clear that it was acquired previously. Nevertheless, as a consequence of a collection of setbacks, it has not but been attainable to regularize its possession. The fighter will proceed to cooperate totally with the authorities, trusting that the investigation of the information will permit us to conclude, unequivocally, that there are not any irregularities or crimes attributed to her by the Civil Police.”
Souza (14-4) has not fought since October 2021, when she misplaced a choice to Randa Markos in her remaining UFC bout. Souza went 3-3 within the UFC, capturing wins over Ashley Yoder, Sarah Frota, and Alex Chambers. Souza gained the Invicta FC title by tapping out Katja Kankaanpaa in 2015 and defended it as soon as over DeAnna Bennett earlier than shedding it to Angela Hill.