Claudio Silva is unbeaten since his professional debut in 2007 and is riding a three-fight winning streak inside the Octagon, including wins over Leon Edwards and Nordine Taleb, so why isn’t he ranked among the best of the division?
“Hannibal” has a good explanation.
Ahead of his return versus Danny Roberts at Saturday’s UFC London, the Brazilian welterweight spoke with MMA Fighting and blamed several injuries as to why he’s not listed in the top 15 of the 170-pound weight class.
“I beat Leon Edwards and Nordine Taleb, beat a tough opponent in my UFC debut (Brad Scott), who lost to Robert Whittaker in the TUF final, and everybody knows that injuries are the only reason why I’m not in the top 5,” Silva said.