In late April former Bellator title challenger (and Olympic medalist) Alexis Vila Perdomo, 47, was arrested in Miami, FL and charged with Second Degree Murder. Charged alongside Vila Perdomo was his former training partner Ariel Gandulla, 41. However, whereas Vila-Perdomo is in jail awaiting trial, Gandulla is free – for the moment.
Police in Miami-Dade County say that Vila Perdomo and Gandulla are involved in the 2011 murder of Camilo Salazar. Salazar’s body was found on a dirt road in South Florida. Salazar’s hands had been bound behind his back, his throat slit, and his genitals burned.