To the josh silveira, this one was for dad.

Silveira became only the second double winner in LFA history on Friday after unanimously defeating Jared Revel with three judges’ marks of 50-45 at the LFA 119 of the Arizona Federal Theater in Phoenix.

Silveira, 28, is the son of American Top Team head coach Conan Silveira, who has coached a variety of notable mixed martial artists over the years, including UFC double champion Amanda Nunes. Josh was emotional when he was announced the winner and gave his father a warm hug in celebration.

“It feels like I’ve achieved everything we set out to do,” said Silveira. “My father and I decided to do this a long time ago. … We knew we would do that. That was the plan. I can hardly wait for the future. “

Silveira, who is also the LFA light heavyweight champion, is now 7-0 in his professional career. And while the fight with Revel didn’t look particularly difficult, it was the first time that Silveira made a decision to open his career after four submissions and two knockout rounds.

Silveira’s repeated takedowns proved to be too much in the 25 minutes. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Revel managed to contain Silveira’s attacks from the top position, but Silveira controlled most of the mat time with his stellar wrestling.

In the end, Silveira was happy to be doing the job not only for himself but for his father as well.

“The goal was our common goal, but he’s been doing it longer than I’ve lived,” said Silveira. “He knows exactly what we have to do, but I have to want it more than he does. And that’s what he put in my head. ‘I could want this so badly, but you’ll have to do it.’ We made a decision a long time ago. “

Full LFA 119 results:

  • Josh Silveira def. Jared Revel via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) – to win the vacant middleweight championship

  • Richard Palencia def. Allan Begosso by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) – to win the vacant LFA championship in bantamweight

  • Clayton Carpenter def. Rodney Kealohi via KO – Round 1, 0:13

  • Dorian Ramos def. Isaac Thomson on TKO – Round 2, 2:20

  • Austin Wourms def. Chris Renteria by Submission (Armbar) – Round 1, 1:01

  • Ray Waters def. Ovidio Bojorquez on TKO – Round 1, 4:43

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