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Former Legacy FC Owner Mick Maynard Replaces Joe Silva

The UFC has already found a replacement for retiring UFC matchmaker Joe Silva. Weeks after news broke that Silva was leaving following the UFC’s $4 billion sale to investment/talent group WME-IMG, the promotion officially announced on UFC.com that former Legacy Fighting Championship president and owner Mick Maynard has been hired as Vice President of Talent Relations. UFC

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The UFC has already found a replacement for retiring UFC matchmaker Joe Silva.

Weeks after news broke that Silva was leaving following the UFC’s $4 billion sale to investment/talent group WME-IMG, the promotion officially announced on UFC.com that former Legacy Fighting Championship president and owner Mick Maynard has been hired as Vice President of Talent Relations.

UFC President Dana White, who stayed on his official capacity with the new owners, showed respect to Silva and his contributions to the promotion while expressing his excitement at moving forward into the future with Maynard and longtime matchmaker Sean Shelby, who has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Talent Relations:

“Joe Silva’s contributions to the UFC over the last 20 years were huge, and he played a big role in helping make the sport as big as it is today,” UFC President Dana White said. “He left his mark on this sport and I wish him nothing but success in retirement.

“I’m excited to have Mick on board working alongside Sean,” White added. “Mick has become one of the most respected people in the fight game and he’s done a great job in finding and developing talent. Sean has been a tremendous asset to the UFC for a long time, and I look forward to working with Sean and Mick in the years to come.”

As stated in the press release, Maynard has been promoting MMA since 2006, and the Texas-based Legacy FC can be accredited for launching the UFC career of stars like Holly Holm and Sage Northcutt. The promotion recently combined with Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) to form Legacy Fighting Alliance, opening up a path for Maynard to take over as UFC matchmaker while simultaneously creating a sort of MMA minor league for the UFC.

Maynard voiced his plan to continue providing MMA fans with the exciting UFC contests they have come to expect from the world’s foremost MMA promotion:

“This is an incredible opportunity for me and I’m looking forward to delivering the action-packed, exciting fights that UFC fans have come to expect.”

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Mick Maynard Tabbed To Help Replace Departing Joe Silva With UFC

Mick Maynard

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Mick Maynard, who was most recently president and owner of Legacy Fighting Championship, is now an executive with the UFC.

The promotion announced on Tuesday that Maynard and Sean Shelby will control matchmaking together beginning in 2017 after Joe Silva retires.

“Joe Silva’s contributions to the UFC over the last 20 years were huge, and he played a big role in helping make the sport as big as it is today,” UFC president Dana White said. “He left his mark on this sport and I wish him nothing but success in retirement.

“I’m excited to have Mick on board working alongside Sean. Mick has become one of the most respected people in the fight game and he’s done a great job in finding and developing talent. Sean has been a tremendous asset to the UFC for a long time, and I look forward to working with Sean and Mick in the years to come.”

Shelby, a 14-year employee with the UFC, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Talent Relations.

Maynard started in MMA in 2006 and helped turn Legacy FC into one of the top regional promotions in the world.

“This is an incredible opportunity for me and I’m looking forward to delivering the action-packed, exciting fights that UFC fans have come to expect,” Maynard said.

Mick Maynard

Mick Maynard, who was most recently president and owner of Legacy Fighting Championship, is now an executive with the UFC.

The promotion announced on Tuesday that Maynard and Sean Shelby will control matchmaking together beginning in 2017 after Joe Silva retires.

“Joe Silva’s contributions to the UFC over the last 20 years were huge, and he played a big role in helping make the sport as big as it is today,” UFC president Dana White said. “He left his mark on this sport and I wish him nothing but success in retirement.

“I’m excited to have Mick on board working alongside Sean. Mick has become one of the most respected people in the fight game and he’s done a great job in finding and developing talent. Sean has been a tremendous asset to the UFC for a long time, and I look forward to working with Sean and Mick in the years to come.”

Shelby, a 14-year employee with the UFC, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Talent Relations.

Maynard started in MMA in 2006 and helped turn Legacy FC into one of the top regional promotions in the world.

“This is an incredible opportunity for me and I’m looking forward to delivering the action-packed, exciting fights that UFC fans have come to expect,” Maynard said.

WAIT, HOW DID CM PUNK GET SANCTIONED TO FIGHT AGAIN?

  Questionable to say the least… Whether you love him or hate him CM Punk is a thing. After this saturday (9/10/16), the straight edge former WWE champion will  either be in the win or loss column with his UFC debut at UFC 203. The Chicago native will dawn his signature Pepsi tattoo against fellow […]

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Questionable to say the least…

Whether you love him or hate him CM Punk is a thing. After this saturday (9/10/16), the straight edge former WWE champion will  either be in the win or loss column with his UFC debut at UFC 203. The Chicago native will dawn his signature Pepsi tattoo against fellow UFC newcomer Mickey Gall (2-0) as the co-co main event of the card held at Cleveland Ohio’s Quick and Loan Arena.

But wait a minute, let’s back track here. How exactly does a former sport entertainment star with no experience get sanctioned to fight in the most elite MMA stage on earth??? Butt loads of cash that’s how…I mean through a careful and logical judiciary process of course…(cough, cough).

So how exactly did CM punk get sanctioned? According to Ohio Administrative Code 3773-7-20(E) requires a fighter seeking licensure in Ohio to have at least five amateur bouts and a winning record in those contests. However, a fighter “may appeal to the executive director or Ohio athletic commission to have this waived.”

Punk clearly does not meet this standard, but according to Executive Director of the Ohio Athletic Commission, Bernie Profato his pre-determined matches with the WWE count as real world fight experience. “CM Punk has a wrestling background similar to Brock Lesner being permitted to fight in the past,” Profato said.

While both men did get there rise to stardom through professional wrestling, their backgrounds aren’t exactly the same. Brock Lesnar is a 2x all american NCAA division 1 wrestler who won the 285lb title in 2000. Secondly his first professional match technically against Judo Silver medalist Min Soo Kim under the K-1 organization which he won via first round TKO. Not his fight against Frank Mir at UFC 100 as most fans might think.

The second reasoning for sanctioning “Punk” was off of the strength of former UFC matchmaker Joe Silva.

“There was also confidence in the matchmaker from the UFC and the past bouts he has submitted in previous UFC events in Ohio,” Profato argued

Now Joe Silva is a matchmaker, so I’m not sure why they would go to him on a fighter’s ability to defend himself. His job is to make the fights that will improve the ass to seat ratio, not on whether someone should be sanctioned. He’d book Conor McGregor vs. Scott Baio if the PPV numbers were right, but I digress.

The bottomline is that this comes down to money. Once again our beloved sport’s integrity is being undermined by greed. Ohio state commission is probably lining their pockets with a kick back from the UFC as well as the boatloads of cash the event will bring to the city, and the UFC is hoping to squeeze as much as they can out of the spectacle that is CM Punk. No skill, no reason, just the fact that you’ll pay to see it.

But maybe I’m wrong, maybe Ariel Helwani is right and the sport has no integrity, maybe it never did. It’s just a circus for whatever the people want to see. What do you guys think? Is the UFC just a whore to the industry or does it have a chance to be a legitimate sport?

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Rumor: Joe Silva Leaving His Role As UFC Matchmaker In Near Future

While he has been a behind-the-scenes personality that is rarely seen in public, Joe Silva is no doubt one of the more integral management figures that has played a key role in the success of the UFC for well over a decade now, however all of that may …

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While he has been a behind-the-scenes personality that is rarely seen in public, Joe Silva is no doubt one of the more integral management figures that has played a key role in the success of the UFC for well over a decade now, however all of that may soon be a thing of the past.

Although it should be taken strictly as a rumor until reported otherwise, TalkMMA reported via Twitter a rumor regarding Silva, the longtime UFC matchmaker, possibly parting ways with the company in the near future.

Dana White was the key management figure that was kept on in the same role following the sale of the UFC from Zuffa (Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta) to WME | IMG, a deal that was reportedly worth $4 billion. Prior to the official announcement of the sale, it was reported that Joe Silva would be staying on in a similar role like White did, however as seen below, there is now talk that he may be on his way out after a lengthy, successful run with the promotion, which dates back to the pre-Zuffa days when SEG (Semaphore Entertainment Group) owned the company.

The TalkMMA crew wrote the following two messages on Wednesday afternoon:

“Also, rumor is Joe Silva is parting ways with the UFC. He’s staying on as a courtesy. No word on his replacement at this time.”

“I have confirmed that Joe Silva is parting ways with the UFC.”

UPDATE: Mike Bohn of MMAJunkie.com is reporting the same rumor regarding Joe Silva’s departure. They noted that he is expected to part ways with the company by the end of 2016.

Joe Silva Reportedly Leaves UFC

When the UFC was sold to talent agency WME-IMG for a record setting $4 billion earlier this year, fight fans and pundits alike wondered what, if any, changes would occur within the world’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. Perhaps today (August 31, 2016) we have received wind of quite a substantial change. According to

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When the UFC was sold to talent agency WME-IMG for a record setting $4 billion earlier this year, fight fans and pundits alike wondered what, if any, changes would occur within the world’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. Perhaps today (August 31, 2016) we have received wind of quite a substantial change.

According to a report from Talk MMA, which was later confirmed by Jason Coles of the MMA Sun, longtime UFC matchmaker Joe Silva has parted was with the promotion:


Silva has been with the UFC for years now serving as the company’s Vice President for Talent Relations in addition to putting together some of the biggest fights in the history of the sport. This move is a surprising one especially given the fact that Silva was in attendance at the UFC on FOX 21 weigh-ins this past weekend (Sat., August 27, 2016) in Vancouver, Canada.

Details regarding the situation are still scarce as both Silva and the UFC have yet to comment on the situation.

Stay tuned to LowKickMMA as more news regarding the manner unfolds.

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Video: “Watchlist” With Matchmakers Joe Silva & Sean Shelby Returns For UFC 201

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Ahead of this weekend’s UFC 201 pay-per-view, which goes on Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia, “UFC Watchlist” with UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby has resurfaced.

Originally, the “UFC Watchlist” feature was done…

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Ahead of this weekend’s UFC 201 pay-per-view, which goes on Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia, “UFC Watchlist” with UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby has resurfaced.

Originally, the “UFC Watchlist” feature was done by design due to enormity of the landmark UFC 200 event, as it both helped tell the back-stories and style-matchups on the fight card, as well as give the very rarely seen Silva and Shelby some well-deserved on-camera time.

Featured above is UFC 201 Watchlist with Silva and Shelby breaking down this Saturday’s fight card, which features Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley for the UFC Welterweight Championship in the main event.

UFC 201 goes down on Saturday, July 30th from Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Join us here at MMANews.com on Saturday for live coverage of the UFC 201 PPV.