No. 6 UFC featherweight contender Jean Silva says he ought to be preventing champion Alexander Volkanovski subsequent.
The Brazilian believes prime contender Movsar Evloev, who most lately secured a majority determination win over Lerone Murphy at UFC London, shouldn’t get the following title shot.
Silva appeared on The Ariel Helwani Present, the place he gave his two cents on why the undefeated Evloev shouldn’t struggle for the featherweight championship subsequent. “Lord” mentioned:
“It’s actually a harmful recreation to let any individual like Movsar be a champion… I feel he’s had like 10–11 cancellations at this level. I even have all of the parts—the formulation for what a UFC champion ought to be. That is greater than only a preventing championship; whoever’s in entrance has to have the ability to deliver the viewership. I’m the man who really brings it. I’m the title on the market. There’s no different title that would do it in addition to I can.” [h/t: Ariel Helwani]
Take a look at Jean Silva’s feedback beneath:
Jean Silva points daring problem: ‘If Alexander Volkanovski wins, I’ll go away the UFC’
Throughout the identical sit-down with Ariel Helwani, Jean Silva added that if he loses to Alexander Volkanovski, he’ll go away the UFC. Whereas calling out the present and two-time 145-pound titleholder, “Lord” mentioned:
“My message to Volkanovski. Simply cease all of the bs. Let’s assume straight about it, and let’s go in. Let’s trade some strikes, and if Volkanovski wins, I’ll go away the UFC.”
Take a look at Jean Silva’s feedback beneath:
Regardless of Silva’s call-outs, Alexander Volkanovski has made it clear that he needs to struggle the highest contender subsequent, and this time, nobody ought to be fast-tracked to a title shot.
In a current video, taking a light-hearted jab at “Lord” and referencing the latter’s TKO loss to Diego Lopes, “The Nice” mentioned:
Jean Silva is but to show himself. He fought a prime man and misplaced to a man that I beat twice. That is getting ridiculous now, now you’re making me look unhealthy by not preventing the No. 1 man.”
Take a look at Alexander Volkanovski’s feedback beneath:
