A subtle dig? Mauricio Ruffy congratulates Jean Silva's rival amidst the backstage drama at Fighting Nerds.

Mauricio Ruffy is one of the UFC's biggest promises. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC India

apparently, Mauricio Ruffy has great admiration for Kevin Vallejos, rival of his training partner Jean SilvaThe Argentinian entered the main fight of ufc vegas 114, held last Saturday (14), and knocked out Josh Emmett without encountering major difficulties. The dominant performance earned praise from Alagoano, even amidst a delicate behind-the-scenes scenario, as the 'nerds' have a potential conflict of interest within the organization.

Through Instagram stories, Ruffy made a point of congratulating Vallejos on his victory and highlighted his admiration for the fighter, tagging the Argentinian in the post and demonstrating respect for the performance he delivered at the event.

"Congratulations Champion!! I'm a fan," Ruffy wrote when tagging Kevin Vallejos.

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

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

After suffering a tough defeat to Benoit Saint-Denis No. UFC ParisMaurício Ruffy decided to seek new ways to improve inside the octagon and began training with the team of Alexander VolkanovskyThe change seems to have had an effect, as the player from Alagoas has rediscovered the path to victory in... UFC 325 after participating in the camp alongside the Australian champion.

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The situation, however, creates a delicate scenario within the Fighting Nerds team itself. Jean SilvaRuffy's training partner emerges as a potential challenger to Volkanovski in the UFC. With 'The 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.

Jean Silva denies helping Mauricio Ruffy for UFC Casa Branca.

Jean Silva He expressed excitement about the announcement of Mauricio Ruffy on the UFC Casa Branca card, scheduled for June 14th, but not enough to help him. In an interview with SUPER LUTAS, 'Lord' 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 view of Jean SilvaHowever, 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.

“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’s probably negotiating with Pablo, I don’t know, with Flávio, to be able to say. But me, never, brother. Forget it.”, he said. Jean Silva.

Check out Jean Silva's exclusive interview with SUPER LUTAS.