Jean Silva is rallying for a wild-card entry into the UFC featherweight title picture.
Silva has called for a clash against undefeated contender Movsar Evloev, who is in search of an opponent after Aljamain Sterling withdrew from their scheduled bout at UFC 307.“Funkmaster” pulled out of the contest last week due to an injury suffered in sparring.
Silva has now called out Evloev, although he won’t be able to replace Sterling at UFC 307. The Brazilian would instead like to fight Evloev at UFC 309 on Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
“Evloev, I know your fight is off and I will accept to fight you but I cannot fight on [Oct. 5] as the UFC staff and my doctor Daniel didn’t allow me to fight, but on [Nov. 16], if you agree on the Jon Jones card, I guarantee you will have a war. Let’s go,” Silva said on Instagram.
Evloev is 8-0 in UFC competition, going the distance in all of his victories. Meanwhile, Silva has finished his first three Octagon appearances by knockout or technical knockout. The 27-year-old most recently made a two-week turnaround from a KO win over Charles Jourdain to score a doctor stoppage triumph against Drew Dober in a lightweight clash.
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