Jean Silva is hungry to punch somebody within the face after a irritating week at UFC 301, and he plans on making Charles Jourdain pay for it Saturday at UFC 303.
Silva made weight for his UFC 301 bout with William Gomis in early Could, however noticed his opponent in seen ache on the dimensions. Gomis finally got here in approach underneath the featherweight restrict after throwing up backstage and was deemed unable to compete by docs. Silva flew again dwelling with no battle, and now he celebrates lastly getting one at UFC 303.
“Charles Jourdain is the person I like essentially the most till I get to punch him, as a result of with out him, there’s nothing,” Silva advised MMA Combating. “However, to be sincere with you, Charles Jourdain is simpler to beat [than Gomis] as a result of it’s a greater matchup for ‘Lord.’ William Gomis ran an excessive amount of, brother. He’s extra technical and versatile and fights nicely together with his again towards the cage. Charles Jourdain is extra scared and simply is available in to battle. And let’s be sincere right here, it could be silly to brawl with me. It could be like laying your head on the bottom and asking me to hammer it.”
Jourdain has extra expertise in MMA, having competed 13 occasions underneath the UFC banner alone, whereas Silva brings a professional file of 12-2 to his second octagon look. “Lord Murderer” impressed in his first journey to the UFC, dismantling Westin Wilson with a first-round knockout, and already proclaims himself “one of the best on the planet till I retire.”
“Deep in your coronary heart, you already know I’m going to knock him out,” Silva mentioned. “That’s apparent. It’s no secret to anybody. Chuck Liddell model, brother. I’ll cease their takedowns and punch their heads. And in the event that they need to stand and commerce with me, that’s even worse for them. Charles Jourdain has good jiu-jitsu, good scrambles, good guillotines, however that’s my transfer. I educate guillotines. If he desires to take me down, I’ll catch him with a guillotine to indicate folks it’s value paying for my guillotine lessons. That’s it.”
Silva desires to make it clear he’s not being cocky. The correct phrase, in his thoughts, is assured.
And the truth that Jourdain has overwhelmed some fellow Brazilians earlier than, from Kron Gracie to Ricardo Ramos, doesn’t increase any considerations.
“Charles Jourdain does good issues, he has 13 fights [in the UFC] and has a very good file towards Brazilians. However who?” Silva mentioned. “We’re speaking about Brazilians that entered the UFC to be one other one. Sorry, I’m not being cocky, nevertheless it’s clear to individuals who enters the UFC to turn out to be champion and who enters the UFC to vary their lives. If you happen to go to the UFC or every other massive firm fascinated about altering your life, nothing larger will occur.
“I’ve at all times wished to be within the massive promotions to beat the blokes that folks name the world’s finest and be recognized for it. I need to be well-known for beating folks. The consequence of that’s me successful the belt, being acknowledged, seeing my title up there, folks realizing who I’m, however that’s not what I’m right here for.”
