CURITIBA, Brazil — Living in a house with several other athletes, away from your family and original coaches, and fighting multiple times in a short period of time is an exhausting experience, both physically and mentally. Yet, Joaquim Silva was up for another run on The Ultimate Fighter.
The Brazilian lightweight competed on the fourth season of TUF Brazil 4 in 2015, losing to season winner Glaico Franca in the semifinal, and has gone 3-1 so far in the UFC. When the company announced the “Redemption” season in 2017, he offered to be part of the reality show even though he already was 2-0 in the UFC at that time.