Thiago Silva

Thiago Silva is the Brazilian light heavyweight who started his career unbeaten and won the 2006 Fury FC 2 Grand Prix. In the UFC he knocked out Houston Alexander and Antônio Mendes, but lost to Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans.

His UFC career was marred by a failed drug test for fake urine in 2011 and a 2014 arrest, and he later won the ACB light heavyweight title. CagePotato covered the fake-urine scandal and his release.

Thiago Silva fact file
Full nameThiago Anderson Ramos da Silva
Nickname—
Date of birth
Place of birthSão Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • ACB
  • WSOF
  • Pancrase
  • Shooto
Accolades
  • ACB Light Heavyweight Champion
  • Fury FC 2 Grand Prix winner (2006)

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