Hollywood, FL — Middleweight Josh Silveira’s daughter was on hand for his win at PFL Hollywood this past Thursday, though as he noted, she’s still too young to appreciate it.
Still, seeing her there, wearing ear protection at such a young age, was clearly an inspiration for the American Top Team standout. She was actually at his previous fight, though as a baby, she didn’t know what was going on. “She still doesn’t know what’s going on, but I’m happy,” Silveira (15-5) told media outlets including Cageside Press following his unanimous decision win against Murad Ramazanov.
While the middleweight PFL World Tournament wrapped up as well on Friday, Silveira wasn’t frustrated fighting on the same card, nor stuck worrying about what might have been.
“Not at all man. It’s the opposite, it’s a blessing. I could be like some other guys who lost, and they have to finish the end of the year off with not getting back in the win column,” he noted.
Silveira got the call to fight at PFL Hollywood just three days after being eliminated from the World Tournament. “My face was still swollen up, my heart was still broken,” he recalled, but he told his manager to accept the fight nonetheless. “Tomorrow’s never promised, I guess you could say, or whatever the saying is. I’m a fighter. Some guys can pull off the 29-0, most guys don’t. It’s hard, but you’ve got to come show up.”
“I don’t know what’s for tomorrow, I don’t know what’s going to happen. You’ve got to walk into the unexpected. This is the name of the game, and I love doing it. So I’m super-blessed to get that phone call.”
The middleweight division is red hot at the minute, and in flux at the same time. Costello van Steenis just dethroned Johnny Eblen, for one. Impa Kasanganay got back in the win column later in the night on Thursday. Fabian Edwards, meanwhile, won the World Tournament.
“I’m right there with those guys. I know I have some tough fights, but look at my losses,” stated Silveira, pointing that those losses have come only against champion-caliber fighters. “And I’m right there. I’m just taking a different route. I guess my route’s a little longer, it’s a little bit more of a heart-breaking route, but I’m right there. I will be at the front doorstep every time they call me until the wheels fall off.”
Watch the full PFL Hollywood post-fight press conference appearance by Josh Silveira above.
