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http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/8/31...ale-of-company

One of the last remnants of the UFC's pre-Zuffa era is saying goodbye. Joe Silva, the longtime UFC matchmaker and vice president of talent relations, has informed the UFC that he plans to exit the company in the near future, potentially after the end of the 2016 campaign.

Sources close to the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani on Wednesday following an initial report by MMA Junkie.

Silva's exit comes in the aftermath of the UFC's sale for a record-breaking $4 billion price tag to an investment group led by WME-IMG, a sale which is believed to have been significantly profitable for the executive wing of Zuffa. Silva is said to be retiring in light of the sale, sources said.