[3] His brother Julio Cesar Neves is also a professional mixed martial artist.

In June 2012, it was announced that Silva had signed with Bellator MMA,[5] although he did not debut until a year later.

[6] Silva stepped in to replace Eduardo Dantas to face Joe Warren at Bellator 118 on May 2, 2014.

Silva, however, missed weight and the promotion made the interim title available only if Warren were to win.

In June 2015, it was revealed that Silva, along with his brother Julio Cesar and 6 other fighters, were released from the promotion.

[10] Silva returned to the Brazilian circuit and faced Derinaldo Guerra for the vacant Aspera FC Bantamweight title on September 12, 2015, winning the fight by arm-triangle choke in the first round.

In his promotional debut Silva faced Shohei Masumizu at Pancrase 276 on March 13, 2016, winning the bout via submission in the first round.

In his promotional debut, Silva faced Shoko Sato at ONE Championship: Century Part 2 on October 13, 2019.

Silva was scheduled to have a unification match with Taichi Nakajima at Pancrase 327 in April, 2022, however he suffered a knee injury and retired from MMA.