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Thiago Silva arrest unfairly gives UFC bad name

An ongoing challenge for the UFC and other fight promotions will be to clarify for the greater public the brand of violence they're selling. And to stand with

Jeff Wagenheim

Thiago Silva arrest unfairly gives UFC bad name
Thiago Silva arrest unfairly gives UFC bad name /
The UFC is parting ways with Thiago Silva, left, in the wake of his Thursday arrest.
The UFC is parting ways with Thiago Silva, left, in the wake of his Thursday arrest :: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images/Getty Images

An ongoing challenge for the UFC and other fight promotions will be to clarify for the greater public the brand of violence they're selling. And to stand with the rest of society against the violence with which they refuse to be associated.

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Jeff Wagenheim
JEFF WAGENHEIM

Paradoxically, Jeff Wagenheim considers himself a pacifist (except when driving in traffic) but nonetheless writes about mixed martial arts, the world's most combative sport (other than driving in traffic). As a veteran of three decades in magazines and newspapers, he's a bit grayer than most who attend UFC fights, even along press row. (A fan watching an MMA media panel show recently referred to him as "that crazy hippie uncle," to which Jeff responds, "Groovy, man!") Wagenheim also has tackled pro football for SI.com, and writes about sports and the arts for The Boston Globe. When he's not on the road chasing the UFC, Jeff spends Sunday afternoons spinning Sleepy LaBeef and Boozoo Chavis records for a popular (but not pop) radio show in western Massachusetts.

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