LAS VEGAS — No one has ever doubted Joe Silva’s love for martial arts and the UFC. Being the matchmaker for the worldwide leader in MMA for 20 years had its challenges, though.
Silva, who rarely spoke publicly during his tenure with the UFC, detailed some of those things Thursday in his UFC Hall of Fame speech. Silva was inducted into the hall along with Urijah Faber, Kazushi Sakuraba and Maurice Smith.
“I don’t know that I ever did a show where someone didn’t come up to me and say, ‘Joe Silva, you’ve got the best job in the whole world!