Marcus Silveira

Marcus Silveira
Marcus Silveira
Born Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names Conan
Residence United States
Nationality Brazilian
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 242 lb (110 kg; 17.3 st)
Division Heavyweight
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team American Top Team
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 6
By knockout 2
By submission 3
By decision 1
Losses 4
By knockout 2
By submission 2
No contests 1

Marcus "Conan" Silveira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaʁkus siwˈvejɾɐ]) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division. He won his last fight at PFL - Genesis against Johnathan Ivey on March 31, 2007. He is the co-founder of American Top Team.

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Arrest

Conan, along with 15 others were arrested as part of an DEA investigation into MDMA smuggling. The arrests took place in Miami in 2003, with more than 70,000 ecstasy tablets and over $500,000 in assets seized.[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 6-4 (1) United States Johnathan Ivey TKO (punches) PFL - Genesis 02007-03-31 March 31, 2007 2 0:11 Florida, United States
Loss 5-4 (1) United States Wes Sims TKO HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championships 1 02002-12-13 December 13, 2002 2 2:13 Florida, United States
Loss 5-3 (1) United States Dan Severn Submission (arm triangle choke) WEF 9 - World Class 02000-05-13 May 13, 2000 1 4:46 Indiana, United States
Win 5-2 (1) United States Maurice Smith Submission (arm triangle choke) WEF 7 - Stomp in the Swamp 01999-10-09 October 9, 1999 2 2:48 Louisiana, United States
Win 4-2 (1) United States Patrick Smith DQ (knees on a grounded opponent) WEF 6 - World Extreme Fighting 6 01999-06-12 June 12, 1999 2 0:47 Florida, United States
Loss 3-2 (1) Japan Kazushi Sakuraba Submission (armbar) UFC Japan - Ultimate Japan 1 01997-12-21 December 21, 1997 1 3:44 Yokohama, Japan
zNC 3-1 (1) Japan Kazushi Sakuraba No Contest (premature stoppage) UFC Japan - Ultimate Japan 1 01997-12-21 December 21, 1997 1 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 3-1 United States Maurice Smith TKO (kick) EF 3 - Extreme Fighting 3 01996-10-18 October 18, 1996 3 1:36 Oklahoma, United States
Win 3-0 Carl Franks TKO EF 2 - Extreme Fighting 2 01996-04-26 April 26, 1996 1 1:17 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 2-0 Russia Victor Tatarkin Submission EF 1 - Extreme Fighting 1 01995-11-18 November 18, 1995 1 2:28 North Carolina, United States
Win 1-0 United States Gary Myers Submission (guillotine choke) EF 1 - Extreme Fighting 1 01995-11-18 November 18, 1995 1 4:25 North Carolina, United States

References

  1. ^ Willett, Justin; Lebowitz, Larry (2003-06-21). "Drug agents arrest 15 people suspected of trafficking Ecstasy". The Miami Herald (Miami): p. 5B. Archived from the original on 2004-02-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20040204130459/http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/6137629.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-09. "Among those arrested was Marcus Silveira, also known as "Conan," a six-foot three-inch, 242-pound amateur fighting participant." 

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