Erick Silva was born on June 21,1984 and is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division.
47 Facts About Erick Silva
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Erick Silva is former UFC Bantamweight fighter Gabriel Silva's big brother.
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Erick Silva joined Jungle Fight, appearing at Jungle Fight 9 against Carlos Eduardo dos Santos.
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Erick Silva followed that up with two further victories in the promotion.
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Erick Silva then competed in a unique fight of his career, at Jungle Fight 17, which was held outdoors.
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The event, which went down as one of the wettest in MMA history was not a successful one for Erick Silva who hit his downed opponent with a knee, resulting in a no contest verdict.
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Erick Silva won his next fight, at Jungle Fight 21, via TKO in the second round.
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Erick Silva then entered into the tournament for the inaugural Jungle Fight Welterweight Championship at Jungle Fight 23.
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Erick Silva defeated both opponents on the same night to win the tournament.
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The opening round saw Erick Silva utilize his striking game to take the first round, though de Freitas came back strongly in the second round with his take downs and effective ground game.
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Erick Silva progressed to the tournament final, where he faced the Mexican, Francisco Ayon.
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Ayon had just come off a split decision victory in the semi-final and he wasn't able to mount any offense against Erick Silva, who took him down.
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Erick Silva was expected to make his debut against Mike Swick at UFC 134.
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Erick Silva won quickly via first round TKO due to punches.
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Erick Silva was expected to face promotional newcomer Siyar Bahadurzada on January 14,2012, at UFC 142.
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Erick Silva then faced Charlie Brenneman on June 8,2012, at UFC on FX 3.
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Erick Silva won the fight with a rear-naked choke late in the first round.
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Erick Silva faced Jon Fitch on October 13,2012, at UFC 153 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Erick Silva was expected to face Jay Hieron on February 2,2013, at UFC 156.
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However, Erick Silva pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Tyron Woodley.
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Erick Silva was expected to face John Hathaway on June 8,2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 10.
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Erick Silva faced Dong Hyun Kim on October 9,2013, at UFC Fight Night 29.
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Erick Silva was expected to face returning veteran Nate Loughran on February 15,2014, at UFC Fight Night 36.
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Erick Silva won the fight via TKO early in the first round.
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Erick Silva faced Matt Brown in the main event at UFC Fight Night 40.
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Erick Silva lost the fight via TKO due to punches in the third round.
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Erick Silva faced Mike Rhodes on December 20,2014, at UFC Fight Night 58.
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Erick Silva won the fight by technical submission in the first round.
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Erick Silva was expected to face Ben Saunders on March 21,2015, at UFC Fight Night 62.
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Erick Silva won the fight by submission in the first round.
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Erick Silva was expected to face Rick Story on June 27,2015, at UFC Fight Night 70.
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On March 5,2016, Erick Silva faced Nordine Taleb at UFC 196 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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Erick Silva lost the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Taleb called the move dirty in a post-fight interview and stated he knew Erick Silva was a "dirty" fighter.
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Erick Silva received heavy criticism from fans and media and later apologized on his Twitter account, releasing a statement and admitting it was "unethical".
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Erick Silva brought in Andre Benkei to be his head coach.
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Erick Silva was briefly scheduled to face Brandon Thatch on September 24,2016, at UFC Fight Night 95.
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Erick Silva won the back and forth fight via submission in the third round.
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Erick Silva faced Yancy Medeiros on June 3,2017, at UFC 212.
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Erick Silva lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Erick Silva faced Jordan Mein on December 16,2017, at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs dos Anjos.
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Erick Silva won the fight via submission in the first round.
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On September 6,2018, it was announced that Erick Silva had signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA.
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Erick Silva was expected to make his promotional debut against Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 207, but was forced to pull out due to an injury on October 1,2018.
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Erick Silva made his promotional debut against Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 216 on February 16,2019.
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Erick Silva faced Paul Daley at Bellator 223 on June 22,2019.
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Erick Silva announced his retirement from MMA in 2022 after revealing that he had suffered a heart attack due to complications from Covid-19.