Silva made his first promotional appearance at UFC Fight Night 234 against Westin Wilson. The Brazilian attracted a lot of eyeballs starting from his walkout right up to his victory celebration.
“Lord Assassin” took three minutes and 40 seconds for his walkout, all the while coldly staring into the camera. His overall Octagon time barely exceeded that, as he put on a dominant beating to earn a stoppage win at the 4:12 mark of Round 1. Silva then further added to his intrigue with a barking celebration.
Silva claims it is his alter ego, “Lord Assassin,” who takes over during his extended walkout.
“I’m going to apologize for not knowing how to answer this,” Silva said in a post-fight scrum. I’ve said this before, it’s another person, it’s someone else. I’ve given a name to my alter ego, that’s why ‘Lord Assassin’ came about like it’s another person. That’s why I have to apologize because I wouldn’t know how to answer what happens in the walkout.”
Silva credits his wife for helping control the alter ego when it appears outside of his fighting career.
“I know it’s funny sometimes,” he said. “That person has come about in different situations and shown up. And I have to give credit to my wife, Carol. She knows when he’s approaching, and she knows how to control that and to move on and focus. I’ve learned how to control it to a point so that it only shows up for work.”