Show and tears! Jean Silva recovers with a dominant victory at UFC 324.

Jean Silva He started the 2026 season strong and recovered in UFC 324. In the organization's first event of the 2026 season, held this Saturday (24), in Las Vegas (USA), the Brazilian faced arnold allenHe was dominant in the octagon and, as emotional as ever, couldn't hold back the tears. With the victory, the bad boy of the 'Fighting Nerds' team moved up a level in the featherweight division (up to 65,8 kg).

Currently, 'Lord' is in tenth position in the ranking of the competitive category, but, having passed the Englishman, number six, he should take that place. Furthermore, close to entering the top-5 of the division, Jean has already started his campaign to compete for the title and has promised to become the new champion.

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Jean SilvaThe 29-year-old began his MMA career in 2016 and debuted in the UFC in 2024. In the sport's largest organization, the Brazilian has fought seven times, winning six, losing one, and earning four bonuses. His main victories were against... Bryce mitchell e Drew dober.

Convincing victory

Allen started the action with two kicks. Jean responded with a punch to the midsection. Midway through the round, Allen landed a jab squarely on Jean's face. In response, Jean delivered a high kick to Allen and a flurry of punches. Allen remained unfazed and continued to deliver low kicks and kicks to the midsection. In the final stretch of the round, the fighters exchanged blows with everything they had. Allen startled Jean with a straight right. In turn, Jean also posed a threat by landing two straight right hands on Allen. In the final seconds, Jean nearly knocked Allen out with a spinning elbow and a high kick.

Jean Silva He started 2026 strong and recovered in UFC 324. In the organization's first event of the season, held this Saturday (24), in Las Vegas (USA), the Brazilian faced arnold allenHe was dominant in the octagon and, as emotional as ever, couldn't hold back the tears. With the victory, the bad boy of the 'Fighting Nerds' team moved up a level in the featherweight division (up to 65,8 kg).

In the second round, Jean came back strong, landing good punches and kicks on Allen. In response, Allen landed a powerful straight right and a kick to Jean's midsection. Jean then took Allen down, but couldn't control him on the ground. Standing, Allen continued to strike Jean with straight right hands, jabs, and kicks. Undeterred, Jean went on the attack and landed two powerful straight right hands on Allen. In response, Allen landed a powerful knee to Jean's face, who countered with a spinning elbow. Confident on his feet, Jean landed low kicks and another spinning elbow on Allen.

In the third and final round, Jean continued his attack, launching a flurry of punches. At a disadvantage, Allen clung to Jean and took his back, but didn't inflict significant damage or take him down. In the striking exchanges, Jean landed elbows on Allen and secured two takedowns, but couldn't control him on the ground. Allen also landed an elbow on Jean. Confident of victory, Jean yelled in the octagon, struck Allen with punches and kicks, stomped on his back, and leaped, to the delight of the crowd. At the end of the 15 minutes of action, 'Lord' prevailed by points.

Check out the results of UFC 324

Main Card

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Justin gaethje derrotou Paddy Pimblett by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) – fight for the interim belt

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Sean O'Malley defeated song yadong by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Waldo Cortes Acosta derrotou Derrick Lewis by technical knockout (punches) at 3min15sec of R2

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Natalia Silva derrotou Rose namajunas by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Jean Silva derrotou arnold allen by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary Card

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Umar Nurmagomedov derrotou Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Ateba Gautier derrotou Andrey Pulyaev by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Nikita Krylov derrotou Modest Bukauskas by knockout (punches) at 4min57sec of R3

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Alex Perez derrotou Charles Johnson by knockout (punch) at 3min16sec of R1

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Michael Johnson x Alexander Hernandez – fight canceled

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Josh Hokit defeated Denzel Freeman by technical knockout (punches and knees) at 4:59 of round 1

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Ricky Turcios x Cameron Smotherman – fight canceled

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Ty Miller defeated Adam Fugitt by technical knockout (punches) at 4min59sec of R1