his son, Kalleu. He brought in Andre Benkei to be his head coach. Silva was briefly scheduled to face Brandon Thatch on September 24, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95. However, Thatch pulled out of the fight with an undisclosed injury and was subsequently replaced by Luan Chagas. He won the back and forth fight via submission in the third round. Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night honors. Silva faced Yancy Medeiros on June 3, 2017 at UFC 212. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Silva faced Jordan Mein on December 16, 2017 at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. The fight with Mein was the last of his contract with UFC. Legacy Fighting Alliance Following his departure from the UFC, Silva signed with Legacy Fighting Alliance and debuted in the main event at LFA 45 against Nick Barnes on July 20, 2018. He won the fight via submission in the first round. Bellator MMA On September 6, 2018, it was announced that Silva had signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA. Silva was expected to make his promotional debut against Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 207, but was forced to pull out due to an injury on October 1, 2018. Silva made his promotional debut against Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 216 on February 16, 2019. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Silva faced Paul Daley at Bellator 223 on June 22, 2019. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Silva announced his retirement from MMA in 2022 after revealing that he had suffered a heart attack due to complications from Covid-19. Personal life Erick and his wife Isabela have a son, Carlos (born 2019). Silva has also an older son, Kalleu. Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. Jon Fitch, Matt Brown, and Luan Chagas Submission of the Night (Two times) vs. Charlie Brenneman and Jason High Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Takenori Sato and Mike Rhodes Jungle Fight Championship Jungle Fight Welterweight Championship Jungle Fight Welterweight Tournament Champion MMAJunkie.com 2014 May Fight of the Month vs. Matt Brown Sherdog 2012 Robbery of the Year Mixed martial arts record |- |Loss |align=center|20–11 (1) |Paul Daley |Decision (unanimous) |Bellator 223 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |London, England | |- |Loss |align=center|20–10 (1) |Yaroslav Amosov |Decision