Felipe Silva (born 5 August 1984) is a Brazilian Muay Thai and Kickboxing champion and a

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who fights under Brave CF in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Silva has also competed in the

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(UFC).

Background

Silva began in the combat sport of Muay Thai and he won the Brazilian Muay Thai Championship twice and Brazilian Kickboxing title three-time before transitioning to mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Silva made his professional mixed martial arts debut in March 2013. He amassed a record of 7–0, competing for various regional promotions in Brazil before signed by UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Silva made his official debut for the promotion on 27 August 2016 at UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit where he faced

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. He won the fight via technical knockout in round one. He next faced

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in September 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov. He lost the fight via knockout in round one. On 19 May 2018, Silva faced

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at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman. He lost the fight via a submission in round three.

Post-UFC career

After being released from the UFC, Silva signed a contract with Brave CF in May 2019. Silva was expected to make his promotional debut by headlining Brave CF 26 against Guram Kutateladze on 7 September 2019. However, Kutateladze withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Dumar Roa. Silva won the fight via technical knockout in the first round. Silva eventually faced Kutateladze in the rescheduled bout at Brave CF 29 on 15 November 2019, losing the back-and-forth fight in the first round via technical knockout. In his third bout in the Brave CF, Silva faced Sam Patterson at Brave CF 41 on 17 September 2020. He lost fight via first-round knockout. Silva faced Maciek Gierszewski on 1 April 2021 at Brave CF 50. At weigh-ins, Silva came in 3.1 pounds (1.4 kg) over the catchweight (161 lb) limit and was fined a percentage of his purse which will go to his opponent. He lost by KO in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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Felipe Silva
at Brave CF * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Felipe 1984 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu