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Published 17:40 31 Aug 2016 BST
Bleacher Report's Jonathan Snowden tweeted his theory behind Silva's departure, suggesting that the recent matchmaking model pushed forward by the promotion went against what Silva stood for.
https://twitter.com/JESnowden/status/771014308268498945
Eagle-eyed viewers believed that they'd witnessed an angry exchange between Silva and new UFC CEO Ari Emanuel during the UFC 202 weigh-ins, as Cody Garbrandt and Takyea Mizugaki took to the scales, but that's pure speculation at this stage.
https://youtu.be/OOVj1Zkj55M?t=13m55s
With the exit of "babysitter to the stars" Burt Watson last year, fans will have to get used to the loss of another recognisable face from behind the scenes of the promotion.
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