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WSOF CEO Carlos Silva: Promotion to Hold at Least 12 Events, Explore New Venues in 2016

In June, World Series of Fighting announced the hiring of Carlos Silva as its CEO. While Silva’s tenure is still in its infancy, his background -- he was the president of both NBCU’s Universal Sports and Back9Network -- suggests that he should be able to improve the promotion’s business model.

Ahead of WSOF 26, Silva spoke to Sherdog.com about a number of topics, including WSOF’s long-term future, upcoming changes to the Las Vegas-based organization and more. Sherdog: Since you were appointed as WSOF CEO in June, what has your role been within the company?