Bellator Just Stole Highly Touted Prospect Erick Silva from the UFC

[Couch Ninja]

The end of an era

Should have gave him more time to develop

 

[Falconkick]

Erick Silva vs Brennan Ward PLEASE

Lol in all seriousness now YES brownranger YESSS

 

[IReallyDoTrainUFC]

Bellator Erick Silva will be a lot of fun! Imagine him vs Brennan Ward or Paul Daley?! Let’s go!

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Pre USADA

He's cute.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Erick Silva is really fun to watch win or lose so Im always down for that.

Please keep him away from Fitch.

 

[CC27]

Erick Silva is really fun to watch win or lose so Im always down for that.

Please keep him away from Fitch.

The rematch the world has been waiting for.

 

[derrrrp]

he's just getting started. after he goes 500 in bellator he'll finally get a call to the big show

 

[CDF47]

Nice signing. SIlva is always exciting, win or lose.

 

[Amerikuracana]

Good move.. Learn the game for 5-6 years, come back when his body has matured a little, and slowly become a force again.

 

[Amerikuracana]

Bellator has their own young prospect that they’ve bringing along slowly for the last 5 years. His middle name is poisonous.

He only has like 2 fights.. Maybe somebody in the top 30, but why rush?

 

[TrevorLahey]

People making jokes about Erick Silva still being a prospect are the same type of people that made nickleback famous. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

 

[gevoudane]

No they didnt. They cherry picked him from LFA. The UFC cut him last year.

 

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https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/9/...t=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Great timing. LFA signed Silva months ago and there were already multiple threads about it using the same re-hashed meme that is already years old and played out already.

 

[MEAN357]

Lol first Silva and now Sage? UFC is losing all their young talent

 

[CC27]

UFC is in trouble man, you cant lose elite young talent like this and expect to survive.

 

[Erocthadon]

 

[felmmando]

This may be the most striking contrast I've seen in these before/after pics. Obviously he's still in shape but there's really no comparison.

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Pre USADA

 

[AGEZ909]

Erick Silva vs Brennan Ward PLEASE

definitely in for this. not the highest level fight, but should be a banger.

ward is matched up against fialho though, which should be a good fight as well.

 

[sonhow]

Hmm. I was going to make a joke about Bellator signing old ufc fighters but it would have been absurd considering how young and promising Silva is

 

[HaulParris]

He only has like 2 fights.. Maybe somebody in the top 30, but why rush?

Very true. And don’t forget he’s from UK, so coming to US and having to learn a new language is an added stress.

 

[FedorGOAT]

Eric Silva signed multi fight deals with Bellator.

https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/9/6/17828088/erick-silva-signs-exclusive-deal-bellator