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Fábio Silva (fighter)
Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fábio Silva (born March 31, 1982) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the light heavyweight division.
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Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Turning professional is 2003, Silva amassed a record of 10 wins and 3 losses.
Hero's
Silva faced explosive striker Melvin Manhoef at Hero's 10 on September 17, 2007. Silva lost the fight via TKO at exactly 1 minute into the first round.[1]
He then faced Yoon Dong-sik at Hero's 2007 in Korea on October 28, 2007. He lost the fight via armbar submission in the first round.[2]
World Victory Road
Silva faced Kazuo Takahashi at World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3 on June 8, 2008. Silva won the fight via knockout due to a knee at 0:24 in the second round.[3]
He then faced future Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed Lawal at World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6. He lost the fight via TKO due to punches in the third round.[4]
Silva faced Ryo Kawamura at World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10 on September 23, 2009. He won the fight via TKO due to a corner stoppage at 2:28 in the first round.[5]
Post-Sengoku
After a long hiatus, Silva returned and defeated Renan Fett via TKO in the second round to claim the Predador FC light heavyweight championship[6] before losing to UFC veteran Luiz Cané via unanimous decision at Standout Fighting Tournament 2.[7]
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Championships and accomplishments
- Predador Fight Championship
- Predador FC light heavyweight championship (one time, current)
Mixed martial arts record
| 24 matches | 15 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 2 |
| By submission | 1 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 5 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | |
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References
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