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 championship belt. Photo: Jean Silva Twitter

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Jean Silva has no doubt that he will be the next challenger for Alexander Volkanovski 's belt , and has already started to move behind the scenes to accelerate this scenario. The Brazilian closely followed the fight between Lerone Murphy and Movsar Evloev at 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 appeared holding a pen while reacting to the main event. According to the 'Nerd', the underwhelming performance of his rivals reinforces his position in the title fight, with only the formalization of the contract remaining before he faces Volkanovski. The Brazilian even mentioned that he intends to 'hand the pen' to Hunter Campbell, the UFC'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,” said Jean Silva.

@ JeanSilvaMMA96 reacted this way to Movsar Evloev 's victory in the main event 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 Volkanovski regained the featherweight title at UFC 314 (Photo: Instagram)

After defeating Diego Lopes at UFC 325, Alexander Volkanovski made it clear that his next challenger would be the winner of the fight between Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy , held at UFC London . With the Russian's victory, the champion's wish is likely to be granted.

However, Jean Silva 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.

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