Jean Silva Grills Diego Lopes Over Ethnicity
Jose Youngs of MMAFighting.com obtained an opportunity to talk to Jean Silva shortly after his Noche UFC combat in opposition to Diego Lopes was introduced. Forward of combat evening, Silva insists that Lopes has lengthy struggled to satisfy him face-to-face.
“Diego hasn’t been in a position to take a look at my face,” Silva stated by means of a translator. “He hasn’t checked out me within the eye, ever. You already know what, whatever the rivalry or what’s been stated on the combat, each athlete there may be going to be representing Mexico and the independence of Mexico. I imply, much more so than me beating him up.”
“Lord” Silva took issues a step additional, calling Lopes’ ethnicity into query.
“They’re gonna watch MMA on the highest degree on an awesome evening,” Silva stated when requested why followers ought to watch his combat as a substitute of Canelo-Crawford. “And in addition, they’re going to see somebody who containers like Canelo beating up on a fighter that doesn’t know whether or not he’s Mexican or Brazilian.”
This would be the greatest combat of Silva’s professional MMA profession. He presently sits on the No. 10 spot on the official UFC featherweight rankings, whereas Lopes is holding onto the No. 3 spot. Lopes is recent off a shedding effort in opposition to Alexander Volkanovski in a vacant UFC Featherweight Championship combat.
