- Assuerio Silva
nationality= flagicon|BRA Brazil
birthdate=birth date and age|year=1974|month=06|day=18
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fightingfrom=Curitiba ,Brazil
hometown=Mossoro ,Brazil
fightteam=Black House
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wins=13
losses=6
draws=0
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submissions=|Assuerio Silva (
June 18 ,1974 inMossoro ,Brazil ) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, having most recently competed in theUltimate Fighting Championship andPancrase . He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase onMay 30 ,2007 , defeating Tatsuya Mizuno.Silva holds a professional fight record of 13-6-01, the majority of his wins coming via submission. He fought three times in Pride FC in 2001, winning twice. However, after signing a three-fight contract with UFC, he was less successful, losing all his fights to
Tim Sylvia ,Brandon Vera andCheick Kongo .His height is 5 ft 10 in and he weighs 241 pounds. In addition to training
Muay Thai , he holds a black belt inKarate . Silva is also a Brown Belt in Jiu Jitsu. [http://www.assueriosilva.com/perfil.asp] He fights out ofCuritiba , Brazil with Total Punch Mixed Martial Arts Academy [http://assueriosilva.com/academia-2.asp] .Silva bounced back from his latest loss to Cheick Kongo by becoming the King of Pancrase after a 2nd round TKO win over Tatsuya Mizuno. He won this vacated title at Pancrase Rising 6 last 30 May 2007. He was scheduled to defend the championship against the former champion, Kestutis “Tiger” Arbocius, on 14 October 2007 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, but Arbocius no-showed at the event. Shortly thereafter, Silva vacated the Championship to pursue a contract with the newly-formed
Hardcore Fighting Championships in Canada.Fact|date=June 2008 However, the organization folded before he was able to fight once under their banner.Silva made his professional boxing debut on June 21, 2008 in his native Curitiba, Brazil, knocking out Adriano Vicente in 38 seconds of the 1st round.
External links
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=1587 Professional MMA Record]
* [http://www.assueriosilva.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4397&zoneid=13 MMAweekly News]Persondata
NAME=Silva, Assuerio
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Brazilian mixed martial artist
DATE OF BIRTH=June 18 ,1974
PLACE OF BIRTH=Mossoro ,Brazil
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