VIDEO: Jean Silva confronts UFC director with contract and pen and demands to jump the queue for the featherweight title.

Jean Silva Next to the UFC belt. Photo: Jean Silva Twitter

Jean Silva There is no doubt that he will be the next challenger for the belt of Alexander Volkanovsky...and has already begun to move behind the scenes to accelerate this scenario. The Brazilian has been closely following... discussion panel across Lerone murphy e Movsar Evloev No. UFC London, held last Saturday (21) and, faced with a fight considered lukewarm by the public, decided to act symbolically.

In a video published by UFC Brazil, Jean Silva He appeared holding a pen while reacting to the main event fight. In 'Nerd's' view, the underwhelming performance of his rivals reinforces his position in the title race, with only the formalization of the contract remaining to face Volkanovski. The Brazilian even mentioned that he intends to 'hand the pen' to Hunter Campbell, the Ultimate's business director, in direct reference to the signing of the agreement.

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“I thought it was going to be a huge fight, I thought there was going to be a knockout, I thought it was going to be something. None of that happened. Oh well, it's time to hand this pen over to someone, man… There's no way around it. I'm going to give it to Hunter, because, man,” he said. Jean Silva.

O @JeanSilvaMMA96 reacted in this way to the victory of Movsar Evloev in the main fight of #UFCLondres 🗣️🤳

So, who should be next in line to face champion Alex Volkanovski? 🏆

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- UFC Brazil (@UFCBrasil) March 22, 2026

.@Jeansilvamma96 went right up to Hunter Campbell at #UFCLondon and handed him a contract to fight Alex Volkanovski 😆 pic.twitter.com/a9c54Szjsf

— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) March 21, 2026

Situation of the UFC featherweights

Alexander Volkanovsky regained the featherweight belt in UFC 314 (Photo: Instagram)

after winning Diego lopes No. UFC 325, Alexander Volkanovsky He made it clear that his next challenger would emerge from the confrontation between Movsar Evloev e Lerone murphy, carried out in UFC LondonWith the Russian's victory, the champion's wish is likely to be fulfilled.

However, Jean Silva He emerges as a threat outside the main route. With six wins in the organization, four by knockout and one by submission, the Brazilian gains momentum in the competition and could end up jumping the queue to face the champion.