Silveira walked away with six points in the PFL light heavyweight point standings after securing a technical knockout due to injury in the first frame against
While both competitors used the initial minute of the round to make reads, Silveira managed to get Sy against the cage and subsequently take him down, only for the Swede to instantly attempt to grab referee’s attention by waving at him. Once Goddard noted that Sy had dislocated his thumb, the veteran referee was quick to call off the contest at the 1:14 mark.
Despite the odd fight-ending sequence, Silveira is happy to get back in the win column. Interestingly, this isn't the first time the Florida native has won a fight due to an injury sustained by his opponent while being taken down. Silveira's victory against“All his fights, all the takedowns people attempt on him are head inside, so big focus head on outside,” Silveira said at the post-fight press conference.
“Man, I don't know, this is the second time this is happened to me with an opponent with a takedown. I don’t know if my takedowns are just cool like that, but I'll take it. A win’s a win. Obviously, I hope he recovers well. His thumb was kind of out of place, it was crooked for sure so prayers to him and a speedy recovery."Live Now! UFC 300 ‘Pereira vs.
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