Rival denies Jean Silva's claims about backstage controversy before UFC 324.

Jean Silva celebrates victory in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

arnold allen is willing not to leave Jean Silva to tarnish his image with fans before the UFC 324, scheduled for next Saturday (24). Set to face the Briton on the main card of the event that opens the billion-dollar partnership between Ultimate and Paramount+, the representative of Fighting Nerds exposed details Behind-the-scenes events that go against the rival's morals led the European star to clarify the situation.

It all started when Jean SilvaIn an interview with 'Full Send', he recalled the confrontation against arnold allen It had been previously agreed upon, but it didn't materialize after the opponent withdrew. The Brazilian also stated that the Briton had been scheduled for other fights and had backed out at the last minute, raising doubts about whether the acceptance of the current fight was a spontaneous decision or an imposition by the UFC.

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“We already had a fight scheduled before, but he had to back out. Then, he was scheduled to fight Aaron Pico and backed out at the last minute. Did he agree to fight me or did the UFC force him?”, he said. Jean Silva.

arnold allen He didn't take long to speak out and, through a post on X, explained that he had received the two fight offers mentioned, but that at the time he was still in the process of rehabilitation, which prevented him from accepting the fights, thus denying any withdrawal.

“Both offers were made to me, but I was still in rehab, so I never turned them down, I simply couldn’t accept either one,” he wrote. arnold allen.

Both of those were offered but I was still rehabbing, so never pulled out just unable to accept either

- Arnold billy allen (@Arnoldbfa) January 21, 2026