Jean Silva derrotou Charles Jourdain UFC 303. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter UFC News
The atmosphere behind the scenes at the UFC is tense. Jean Silva e Diego lopes They are Brazilian promises and have been standing out in the organization's featherweight division (up to 65,7kg), but an episode could soon put them face to face. In an interview with 'Olhar da Luta', Lord revealed that he was ignored by his compatriot at an event, which generated deep discomfort between the two fighters.
The relationship between the fighters appears to have come to an end. Diego's attitude, completely ignoring Jean's presence in a professional environment, surprised everyone present and generated an immediate reaction.
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“The guy sat down, spoke to everyone and didn’t speak to me. I looked at Ali (Abdelaziz), Sean Shelby – who laughed. Hunter (Campbell) laughed too. I kept looking at his face. My head was like, 'Isn't he really going to greet me? Is this serious?' I went there, he was next to me, I got up and said, 'What's up, okay?'. Then he said, 'Oh!'. I don’t know why,” said Jean.
With three consecutive victories in the UFC, Jean Silva He is confident in his abilities and believes he would overcome Lopes in a possible confrontation. The athlete from the 'Fighting Nerds' team reveals that he even believes that a possible fight will be 'a fight'.
“It's not even a fight, it will be a fight. He doesn't want to be beaten, he won't say anything bad about anyone. The difference is that this one has already dictated who is going to hit, which is me”, declared the fighter.
At 27, Jean Silva He was hired after a stint on the Contender Series and has a record of 14 positive results and two negative results. Already Diego lopes, in turn, has four consecutive victories and is 12th in the ranking of the division led by Sean O'Malley.
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