EXCLUSIVE: Jean Silva opens his heart about helping Ruffy with the UFC at the White House.

Jean Silva celebrates his UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

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Jean Silva expressed excitement about the announcement of Mauricio Ruffy on the UFC White House card , scheduled for June 14th, but not enough to help him. The "Nerd from Alagoas" is slated to face Michael Chandler at the event, which is expected to take place on the lawn of the American presidential residence. Despite the historical importance of the card and his satisfaction at seeing a teammate on the card, the "Lord" stated that he does not intend to directly participate in his friend's training camp.

In an interview with SUPER LUTAS, Jean explained that he believes he is not the best option to help with Ruffy's preparation, since Chandler has a style more focused on grappling. In the Brazilian's view, other athletes at the academy have more suitable characteristics to assist in the training. He also indicated that his teammate is probably already coordinating his preparation with members of the technical team, such as Pablo Sucupira and Flávio Alvaro, who are responsible for conducting the work during the camp.

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“With my help, Ruffy’s Pro camp?… No, I think he’s going to fight the guy who’s more into wrestling, more into grappling, I don’t think he’ll need my help, but there are plenty of guys at the gym who can help him. I’m sure of that. And, man, he must be negotiating with Pablo, I don’t know, with Flávio, to be able to say. But me, never, brother. Forget it.”, said Jean Silva.

Jean Silva and Mauricio Ruffy face a conflict of interest in the UFC.

Jean Silva , Caio Borralho , Mauricio Ruffy , and Carlos Prates represent Fighting Nerds. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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After suffering a tough defeat to Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC Paris , Maurício Ruffy decided to seek new ways to improve inside the octagon and began training with Alexander Volkanovski 's team . The change seems to have paid off, as the fighter from Alagoas rediscovered the path to victory at UFC 325 after participating in the camp alongside the Australian champion.

The situation, however, creates a delicate scenario within the Fighting Nerds team itself. Jean Silva , Ruffy's training partner, emerges as a potential challenger to Volkanovski in the UFC. With 'Lord' on a collision course with the featherweight champion, the partnership between Ruffy and the Australian ends up generating a clear conflict of interest behind the scenes.

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