Jean Silva appeals to Volkanovski for a title shot: 'my mother is a fan of his'
Jean Silva has seven wins in eight UFC fights and dreams of Alexander Volkanovski's featherweight belt, after the champion knocked out Movsar Evloev in the second round last Saturday (24) in Abu Dhabi. He appealed to the champion on The Ariel Helwani Show, saying his mother and sister are fans of the Australian.
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Jean Silva tem uma missão no UFC: sete vitórias em oito lutas na organização alimentam o sonho com o cinturão do peso pena (até 65,8 kg) de Alexander Volkanovski, que no último sábado (24), em Abu Dhabi, nocauteou Movsar Evloev no segundo round.
No programa "The Ariel Helwani Show", "Lord" fez um apelo ao campeão, misturando admiração e família: "Imagina, eu ia ter no meu currículo que dividi o octógono com um dos maiores nomes do UFC, uma lenda".
Ele contou que a mãe e a irmã são fãs do australiano. "Minha mãe é muito fã dele, minha irmã é muito fã dele e sou um dos maiores fãs dele", disse, pedindo o combate.
Jean está em desvantagem na fila: Volkanovski citou Aljamain Sterling como o desafiante mais merecedor. Ainda assim, ele aposta no próprio apelo comercial. "Eu vou render mais, render mais dinheiro", afirmou.
Aos 29 anos, ele é o quinto colocado no ranking dos penas, com sete triunfos no UFC (quatro KO e duas finalizações) e uma derrota. Entre os nomes mais fortes da lista estão Arnold Allen, Bryce Mitchell e Drew Dober.
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