Overview
- Silva wrote on Instagram that ER tests found multiple blood clots, including a massive thrombosis in a neck vein and a pulmonary embolism, and that he spent three nights in the hospital.
- The symptoms began with arm and rib pain, continued through a three-mile run when he felt his body 'shutting down,' and ended with visible swelling on his neck and chest that prompted a doctor friend to send him to the ER.
- Medical staff discharged Silva with a plan that includes taking blood‑thinning medication for a reported period of months, leaving his near-term fighting future uncertain and prompting him to say he is contemplating whether he can continue his career.
- Silva credited his physical condition and prompt ER care with saving his life and said doctors warned that roughly half of comparable patients do not survive the condition.
- Support from the MMA community has followed his post, reporting includes a fundraising (GoFundMe) page, and Silva’s case raises questions about return-to-fight clearance for a 29-year-old prospect who holds an 11-2 record and recently knocked out Kurtis Campbell.