Silva was eyeing Saturday’s UFC 325 card, which was held in Sydney. The main event featured a 145-pound title rematch between Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. For the second time, “The Great” earned a unanimous decision victory over Lopes.
“Lord” Silva has not been shy in expressing his goal of one day becoming a UFC champion. In a new video posted on his website X accountSilva revealed he plans to train with reigning UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria in an effort to realize his dream.
“I think the point is that I know Volkanovski is asking for Evloev,” Silva said in a roughly translated video. “I don’t know what he’s asking from the boys to not get hurt. Brother, sorry to inform you, if you want to stay good without getting hurt, I understand you, but if you want to fight a man who hits hard, I’m your man. I’ll tell you more. I’ll go there to camp with Topuria to break you. I’ll let you know, huh? I’ll warn you.”
Silva recently bounced back from a TKO loss to Lopes. He faced Arnold Allen on the UFC 324 card in Las Vegas. At UFC’s debut event on Paramount+, Silva earned a unanimous decision victory over Allen.
‘Lord’ Silva is barely outside the top five of the official UFC featherweight rankings. Names like Aljamain Sterling, Lerone Murphy, Yair Rodriguez and Movsar Evloev precede him. Still, Silva’s exciting fighting style and strong following could be enough to propel him forward in the title race.
Volkanovski has told reporters he prefers Evloev or Murphy in his next title defense.
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