Rafael Silva Luta livre is a martial arts discipline that has yet to see any true world-championship-level success. Rafael Silva would like to change that. The Bellator MMA bantamweight tournament winner has suffered only one loss in his past 15 fights, a short-notice unanimous-decision defeat to Joe Warren at Bellator 118. The Warren bout slated as an interim bantamweight title fight, but Silva (22-4 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) failed to make weight, eliminating his eligibility to win the belt. It was a competitive fight, but one in which Warren emerged the victor.
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Bellator 137′s Rafael Silva wants to be luta livre’s first major champion – MMA Junkie