Thiago Silva recently got his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) gig back after all charges were dropped following his arrest back on Feb. 6, 2014, which came after a standoff with Fort Lauderdale, Fla., police (details).

This, after UFC President Dana White swore he would never have him back shortly after releasing him due to his arrest. But as the Las Vegas fight boss said, he can't penalize him when the legal system didn't.

If the alleged victim splits, you must acquit.

Now, Silva's Blackzilian teammate, Eddie Alvarez, has come to the defense of the Brazilian bomber, saying that he's a hell of a nice guy who was just dealt a bad hand. And after going through the ringer "unscathed," there was no reason not to re-sign him to the UFC roster.

His words (via FOX Sports):

"He was run through the ringer. Every once in awhile we all get a bad hand dealt to us. He got a bad hand dealt to him. He went through it and came out unstained and successful. Why not [re-sign him]? He's a hell of a guy. It doesn't shock me that things went the way they went, that he came out unscathed."

Though Silva hasn't talked much about the events that went down last February, he did say that all of the drama had to do with the sneaky tactics of an ex-wife who was bitter because she was about to be left without a husband and money.

Silva is expected to make his return to the Octagon some time next year, though no potential opponent has been named. As For Alvarez, he is set to make his Octagon debut on Sept. 27, 2014 when he faces Donald Cerrone in the co-main event of UFC 178 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Something that will finally happen after Eddie himself was put through the ringer by Bellator's legal team.