Part Two: Thiago Silva Needs a Good Nickname
by Correspondent Written on September 02, 2009 
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What is the best nickname for Thiago Silva?
This is Part Two of an ongoing effort to find Thiago Silva a good nickname.
Thiago Silva just finished dispatching Keith Jardine and has proven he is what I always believed him to be: one of the best Light Heavyweights in the world. It took him one minute and 35 seconds to take out "The Dean of Mean."
In typical Thiago Silva fashion, it took less than one round. All tallied, Thiago Silva averages 229 seconds (3.8 minutes) per match. He's seen round two only once in the UFC.
Thiago Silva has proven that he does one thing very well: He destroys his opponents. Be it punches, kicks, ground and pound or submissions, Thiago Silva finishes fights. Thiago Silva is shaping up to be one of the strong contenders at 205.
With a record that is marred only by the loss to the Champion, Lyoto Machida, so far it looks like it takes a virtually unbeatable warrior to stop Thiago Silva.
Here's the problem: Thiago Silva's first and last name are about as common in Brazil as names like John Smith or Jake Jones. Thiago Rockenbach da Silva, Thiago Martinelli da Silva, Tiago Silva dos Santos, and Thiago Emiliano da Silva are all notable soccer players from Brazil. Another soccer player by the name of Thiago Jotta da Silva died in 2008.
Even in the MMA world we have Thiago Alves, Paulo Thiago, Thiago Tavares and about a billion guys in MMA with the last name of Silva. Wanderlei, Anderson, Joe, Jean, Paulo César da Silva, etc.
The trouble with Thiago Silva's name is simple: There's way too many Silvas and quite a few Thiagos besides.
MMA fans need something to help them remember Thiago Silva specifically. More than any other fighter I can think of, he needs catchy nickname that can be used to reference him in the same fashion as Rampage Jackson. Something to help set him apart and describes him. Something that is easy to remember and fits his fighting spirit.
So far, the top choices are as follows:
"The Brazilian Psycho" Thiago Silva
"The Serial Killer" Thiago Silva
"The Sao Paulo Assassin" Thiago Silva
"The Executioner" Thiago Silva
Thiago "The Head Hunter" Silva
Thiago "Demônio" Silva (Note: Demônio = Devil or Demon in Portuguese)
"The Brazilian Butcher" Thiago Silva
Thiago "The Mean Mistreater" Silva
Thiago "Killa" Silva
Note: Since "Killa" is either a current or prior nickname for Thiago, it stays in the vote even though very few people voted for it.
