Joe Silva

Joe Silva is a former UFC matchmaker and a 2017 inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame.[1]

Joe Silva began working for UFC in 1993 after answering an advertisement for fighters in Black Belt Magazine.[2] During his role as matchmaker,[3] he made each of the fights for the live events of UFC[4] since prior to the purchase of the UFC by the Fertitta brothers in 2000,[5] under the ownership of SEG.[6] His last official title was Vice-President of Talent Relations.[7] As a part of his job, he both signed new and fired fighters from the UFC.[8] Silva retired in September 2016 following the sale of UFC to WME-IMG,[5] after selling his UFC shares to the new owner. His final event occurred on December 30, 2016.[2] During his later career, the USA Today sports website MMA Junkie ran an article series "Joe Silva's Shoes" that speculated on what fights Silva might make for upcoming UFC events.[9][10] In 2017, Silva was named an inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Brian Mazique (May 13, 2017). "UFC 211 Live Results: Winners, Bonuses, Highlights, By The Numbers Analysis, Attendance And Gate". Forbes.
  2. 1 2 Rory Kernaghan (December 30, 2016). "It Is All Over: Tonight Is Goldberg & Silva’s Last Ever UFC Event". Low Kick MMA.
  3. ↑ L. Jon Wertheim (2010). Blood in the Cage: Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich, and the Furious Rise of the UFC. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 227.
  4. ↑ Jon Anik (September 5, 2016). "You may want to make fights, but you don't want Joe Silva's job". MMA Junkie.
  5. 1 2 Les Carpenter (September 1, 2016). "Longtime matchmaker Joe Silva reportedly retiring after sale of UFC". The Guardian Newspaper.
  6. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (August 31, 2016). "End of an era: Following promotion's sale, matchmaker Joe Silva leaving UFC". MMA Junkie.
  7. ↑ Jonathan Snowden and Kendall Shields (2010). The MMA Encyclopedia. ECW Press. p. 921.
  8. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (August 20, 2013). "Powerful, but a little misunderstood: UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby". MMA Junkie.
  9. ↑ Mike Bohn (December 11, 2016). "Joe Silva's Shoes: What's next for Max Holloway and UFC 206's other winning fighters?". MMA Junkie.
  10. ↑ Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan (October 9, 2016). "Joe Silva's Shoes: What's next for Dan Henderson and UFC 204's other losing fighters?". MMA Junkie.
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