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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
'Ilia will KO both of them' - Fans troll Jean Silva as the fighter proposes to spar with Charles Oliveira ahead of UFC 317
UFC 317: Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira (Photo via UFC/X) and Jean Silva (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC) The results of UFC 315 have affected the dynamics of the fighters across the different weight categories of UFC. Islam Makhachev announced the vacating of the lightweight title to move up to the welterweight category after Belal Muhammad lost to Jack Della Maddalena. This has placed Ilia Topuria , who vacated the featherweight title long ago, against the top contender of the lightweight division, Charles Oliveira , at UFC 317 . Both fighters will be facing each other for the vacant lightweight title . Amidst all these, Jean Silva , in his recent statement, expressed a desire to spar with Oliveira ahead of the bout. Jean Silva lists out the benefits of sparring with him before facing Ilia Topuria, claims to imitate the spanish fighter perfectly The headline event for UFC 317 has been announced after the shocking yet twisting results of UFC 315. The bout will feature the former UFC featherweight Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira in a head-on clash for the vacant lightweight belt. Topuria absolutely wasted no time in trash-talking his opponent as the bout was announced. The fighter, on X, wrote, 'On June 28, another dream will come true. I'll be the champion of the lightweight division. Charles, my apologies in advance… I'm just fighting for my dreams. It's unfortunate that Makhachev ran away. 17-0'. The fighter is pretty confident about bringing his undefeated MMA record from a 16-0 to 17-0. While the trash talk continues, another fighter from the featherweight division put forward a proposal for Oliveira ahead of their fight at the IFW. Jean Silva, who recently defeated Bryce Mitchell after a long series of heated exchanges between the fighters, in an interview with Ag Fight, expressed his willingness to spar with Oliveira ahead of the title bout. The fighter stated, 'I'm available, I'm the same size as Topuria. If Charles wants to use me as his sparring partner to do his training camp, I'm here. I know how to imitate Topuria perfectly. I even know his facial expressions' Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Secure Your Child's Future with Strong English Fluency Planet Spark Learn More Undo Fans have started reacting to Silva's offer in a mixed way. One of the users wrote, 'I normally don't like Jean Silva but if he's working for Charles getting the belt then 100% I'm a fan' Another one wrote, 'He's too retarded though, Ilia has genuine fight IQ. This won't help Charles' 'Illia will KO both of them at the same time.' Also read: Former UFC champ Holly Holm returns to boxing as the fighter signs with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions Topuria has been waiting for the lightweight title shot for a really long time now, and the wait is over with the upcoming UFC 317. Oliveira, since his last win against Michael Chandler at UFC 309, has not stepped into the Octagon yet. Both fighters have established their skills and abilities and are looking forward to conquering the belt at the International Fight Week. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month for April: Jean Silva barks, chokes Bryce Mitchell
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. Nominee: Jason Jackson def. Andrey Koreshkov at PFL World Tournament 1 Nominee: Jake Hadley def. Matheus Mattos at PFL World Tournament 2 Nominee: Katerine Shakalova def. Juliana Velasquez at PFL World Tournament 2 Nominee: Max Lally def. Alexis Tsarmantidis at Cage Warriors 188 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cage Legacy MMA (@cagelegacymma) The winner: Jean Silva def. Bryce Mitchell at UFC 314 Jean Silva beat Bryce Mitchell – and he did so in his own world. At UFC 314, Silva (16-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) tapped Mitchell (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) with a ninja choke at Kaseya Center in Miami. The stoppage came at 3:52 of Round 2. Silva looked supremely comfortable in the biggest fight of his life and had the crowd heavily on his side, barking along with him at will. Although his showboating, pointing aand look-offs were fun, it was his striking, takedown defense, and offensive submission game that got the job done. Silva attempted a guillotine choke in Round 1 that looked tight, but Mitchell escaped. However, Mitchell couldn't escape the ninja choke Silva wrapped up quickly in Round 2. JEAN SILVA WINS THE FIGHT BY SUBMITTING BRYCE MITCHELL IN THE 2ND ROUND 🔥🔥#UFC314 #UFC #MMA — FEDZ_MMA (@Fedzmma) April 13, 2025 This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Submission of the Month, April 2025: Jean Silva chokes Bryce Mitchell
USA Today
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month for April: Jean Silva barks, chokes Bryce Mitchell
MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month for April: Jean Silva barks, chokes Bryce Mitchell With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. Nominees Nominee: Jason Jackson def. Andrey Koreshkov at PFL World Tournament 1 Nominee: Jake Hadley def. Matheus Mattos at PFL World Tournament 2 Nominee: Katerine Shakalova def. Juliana Velasquez at PFL World Tournament 2 Nominee: Max Lally def. Alexis Tsarmantidis at Cage Warriors 188 The winner The winner: Jean Silva def. Bryce Mitchell at UFC 314 Jean Silva beat Bryce Mitchell – and he did so in his own world. At UFC 314, Silva (16-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) tapped Mitchell (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) with a ninja choke at Kaseya Center in Miami. The stoppage came at 3:52 of Round 2. Silva looked supremely comfortable in the biggest fight of his life and had the crowd heavily on his side, barking along with him at will. Although his showboating, pointing aand look-offs were fun, it was his striking, takedown defense, and offensive submission game that got the job done. Silva attempted a guillotine choke in Round 1 that looked tight, but Mitchell escaped. However, Mitchell couldn't escape the ninja choke Silva wrapped up quickly in Round 2. Cast Your Vote!
Forbes
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Joe Rogan: Jean Silva Looks Like A World Champion After UFC 314 Win
The Fighting Nerds are one of the hottest teams in MMA, racking up a combined 24-0 record under the UFC banner, with 16 of those victories coming by stoppage. One of the team's fighters, Jean Silva, drew high praise from UFC commentator Joe Rogan following Silva's submission win over Bryce Mitchell on the UFC 314 pay-per-view card. 'The fight I really wanted to see was Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva. Because Jean Silva is a (expletive) dude. That guy looks like a world champion,' Rogan said. 'To just beat [Bryce Mitchell] 'Even guys that have beat Bryce Mitchell before, except Josh Emmett who just KO'd him with one punch, but even Ilia Topuria had to get a hold of him first, Jean Silva looked like it was never a fight, he was just having fun… and then finally just put him to sleep. He's an animal, man. 'That whole team, the Fighting Nerds, I was talking to Jon Anik about this, he said they have data scientists that work for the team. Data scientists who analyze techniques, and they break things down… They find patterns, patterns of opponents.' 'That's a team of savages,' Rogan added. I wrote about Silva's win following UFC 314, "Jean Silva was confident and comfortable throughout his fight against Bryce Mitchell. No one can say that the man does not love his job. "Silva, known for his striking, used those skills to set up the submission that ended the fight against Mitchell. 'Silva is working his way up the featherweight rankings and having a good time doing so. He is now 5-0 in the UFC with four knockouts and now a submission.' Despite having a 4-0 UFC record with four knockouts and two fight-night bonus awards, Silva entered UFC 314 without a ranking. Meanwhile, Mitchell was ranked inside the top 15, but he had a tenuous grasp on that ranking, having alternated wins and losses over his five previous contests. Mitchell lost his ranking when Silva choked him out in the second round for his first submission win under the UFC banner and his third-straight bonus. Today, Silva is ranked at No. 11 in the official UFC featherweight rankings. Silva (16-2) joined the UFC in September 2023 when he scored a UFC contract thanks to a decision win over Kevin Vallejos on a Dana White's Contender Series card. Silva extended his winning streak to eight straight with his win over Vallejos. Vallejos, who signed with the UFC following a 2024 DWCS win, is the last fighter to go the distance with Silva. Since his DWCS win, Silva has picked up four knockout victories and two fight-night bonus awards. Silva was coming off a February first-round knockout win over Melsik Baghdasaryan before he faced Mitchell. Silva is now 5-0 since he joined the UFC with all his wins coming by stoppage (four knockouts and one submission. He has earned fight-night bonuses for each of his three most recent wins. 'Now, I'm pretty sure I'm the people's hero,' Silva said at the UFC 314 post-fight press conference via MMA Junkie. 'If they needed one, Jean 'The Lord' Silva is here.' "I have to thank Bryce Mitchell for all this fame that I have," Silva said via a translator Monday. 'He was the one that kept saying my name in the media, and I'm really just reaping the benefits of being spoken about all the time. So people, because they didn't agree with what he was saying, all of the sudden, they just started supporting me.' "We actually trained this submission a lot," Silva added. "We trained for about two months to do this submission exactly like that. We trained because we needed to have this submission with Bryce Mitchell, and I wanted to show my jiu-jitsu, my grappling. I wanted to show that all my skills are above all those other levels. So this is exactly the way I wanted the submission to be." "I believe that between me and (Alexander) Volkanovski, [we] would have a fantastic fight. I like him very, very much, but I think this would be a good fight for me, and I could probably go for a knockout in the first or second round." Volkanovski, a former UFC featherweight champ, regained the vacant 145-pound belt in the main event of UFC 314, beating Diego Lopes via decision. "If we would take maybe two months to remove his belt, I'm totally in favor of that," Silva continued on the topic of Volkanovski. "I think this would be a fabulous fight, and the people would love it. "I completely understand if UFC doesn't find it the right moment to do it right now, but in two months, I would find it very important or very adequate for me to remove his belt. And once I defend this belt, I'm the type of fighter who likes to fight three or four times if [UFC CEO] Dana [White] agrees with this." Another member of The Fighting Nerds, Carlos Prates fights in the main event of this weekend's UFC Kansas City Fight Card.
USA Today
16-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 15: UFC 314 results in multiple upward shifts
USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 15: UFC 314 results in multiple upward shifts UFC 314 was a major card – with major impacts. Coming out of Saturday's fight card in Miami, multiple fighters shifted upward in the official USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings including Paddy Pimblett, Jean Silva, Virna Jandiroba, and Dominick Reyes. Additionally, another impactful (though lesser so) fight card took place in the Sunshine State. 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 featured wins from Liz Carmouche and Ekaterina Shakalova. Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.
