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 World Battle League 2025 draft.
In accordance with the native police, cops obtained 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 supplied to MMA Preventing. “In the course of 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 supplied the required clarifications, reaffirming her curiosity in demonstrating that she is a consumer of the substance.
“Relating to the firearm talked about, we make clear that it was acquired up to now. Nonetheless, on account 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 enable us to conclude, unequivocally, that there aren’t 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 closing UFC bout. Souza went 3-3 within the UFC, capturing wins over Ashley Yoder, Sarah Frota, and Alex Chambers. Souza received 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.
