After fighting in the UFC welterweight division since 2011 and earning all of his six wins in spectacular fashion, the Brazilian fighter left Rio de Janeiro, where he trained alongside the likes of Ronaldo Souza and Rafael Cavalcante at X-Gym, to seek evolution in the United States.
Silva underwent elbow surgery after losing to Neil Magny in August, and now is flying from east coast to west coast to find the best training.
"Since I have to stay out for a while because of the injury, I was cleared from my physical therapy in Brazil and decided to come here to train my ground game," Silva told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, explaining why he flew to New York to train at Renzo Gracie’s gym.