Josh Thomson, bottom, hugs UFC matchmaker Joe Silva after beating Nate Diaz during the second round ... [+] of a UFC lightweight mixed martial arts fight in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, April 20, 2013. Silva, can you tell me what a matchmaker is?”“So a matchmaker is the person who is making the matches,” Silva replied. There would be times where I couldn't sign people for a particular weight class. Joe SilvaWhen asked a follow-up question about staffing individual weight classes, Silva explained how his job changed as the UFC evolved. Judge BoulwareWhen his questioning finished, the judge wished Silva a “speedy recovery” and excused him from the witness stand.

Source: Forbes October 21, 2019 13:52 UTC