If you come from a household background that embodies the pure definition of blended martial arts, there will probably be lofty expectations from the skin world while you turn out to be a fighter. Such has been within the case for Josh Silveira, the son of legendary coach (and fighter) Conan Silveira out of American Prime Workforce. Silveira exploded onto the scene again in 2019 when he made his skilled debut and has been with the PFL since 2022 when he gained the Challenger Sequence contract.
Now, on August 4, Silveira will enter the 2023 PFL playoffs searching for redemption and a world title.
After beginning his profession with 9 consecutive wins, Silveira suffered his first defeat within the PFL playoffs final 12 months, shedding a call to Omari Akhmedov and in an interview with MyMMANews.com, he mentioned getting by the primary setback, how the 2023 12 months has been, and his mindset coming into this 12 months’s PFL playoffs.
Having Conan Silveira as a father additionally means you get him as a coach, and whereas that doesn’t at all times imply it’s technical classes that’s being handed down, it’s deal with adversity, professionalism, and all that comes with in a preventing profession. Regardless of having his profitable streak and momentum stopped briefly, Silveira credited fatherly recommendation for a way he was in a position to bounce again from his first skilled loss.
“Loss is part of life, sadly within the battle sport it’s a kind of conditions the place one guys wins, one man loses. I want all of us get a trophy, return and see what we might accomplished totally different and do it totally different, however that’s not the case. We received to take it on a chin such as you take a punch on the chin, we transfer on, we discover options. My father at all times instructed me, we discover resolution when there’s drawback, we don’t attempt to discover extra issues. That’s the place I’m at.”
Regardless of the short and early success he has had in his profession up to now, Josh Silveira at all times reminded himself to remain grounded and humble shifting by MMA. Even after struggling his first defeat, the strategy he has had in his profession comes from the experiences he’s had rising up across the sport and studying from those that went by it earlier than him.
“I feel simply rising up within the sport, I simply seen numerous grown males with damaged hearts. As loopy as that sounds, all of us have emotion, all of us cry. I feel it’s a kind of issues the place I simply grew up with it a lot, a battle is a battle, you’re going to really feel all these feelings. I simply suppose I coped with that my complete life. I wish to suppose issues as addition and subtraction versus a number of and divide. On the finish of the day, a battle is so easy however so complicated, I simply attempt to preserve it easy in my thoughts. All I do know is that I’m going to point out as much as the health club, be constant, and have constructive effort.”
Again within the playoffs and in the identical place as final 12 months, Silveira is trying to cease historical past from repeating itself, and make it to the following spot within the 2023 PFL playoffs, one other step nearer to the world title battle however there’s no hostility going by him.
“I don’t like to consider it like that however I feel while you take a look at the playing cards that have been handled me, I’m 30-years previous now, I’m solely getting older now. The intention to win this, actually dangerous, the appropriate manner. It’s not simply the semi-finals, I do all of it with love. I’m again within the semi-finals for a cause. I feel Ty [Flores] is a superb man however I feel he was simply slipping by the cracks. Ty is the man to make it by, I’m going to deal with him accordingly how I do with all people. I feel he’s going to try to rip my head off, I feel he needs to win $1 million very dangerous, the distinction is, that is my future.”
Along with his sights set on reaching his future to turn out to be a world champion, which may even embody a $1 million grand prize, Josh Silveira is aware of it’ll be the most important accomplishment in his life, not only for him, however for his father Conan, and his whole household.
“It’s the most important factor in my life proper now. It means every part for my household, my Dad, this would be the biggest accomplishment I ever had for myself. To be sincere, the best accomplishment is my Mom and Father coming to this nation to offer me the chance, that I might by no means repay them, however this may be the whipped cream on the dessert. This will probably be a chance that nobody can take from me or my household. If God permits it, it’ll be the most important blessing in my life.”
Josh Silveira is again the place he discovered himself final 12 months to start the playoffs and this time, he is aware of it’s his future to meet, and he is aware of what it’ll imply to his Dad, his household, and his preventing legacy.
Mike Pendleton is a present contributor to MyMMANews whereas additionally internet hosting his “On The Mic” podcast and is a former Affiliate Producer at Sirius XM’s Struggle Nation.
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