Jean Silva addresses teammates Caio Borralho and Mauricio Ruffy losing at UFC Paris, issues bold prediction for Diego Lopes fight

Jean Silva recently shared his thoughts on Caio Borralho and Mauricio Ruffy losing at UFC Paris last weekend. Silva, Borralho, and Ruffy notably train together as part of the Fighting Nerds team.

The UFC Paris event last weekend didn't go as well as the Fighting Nerds had hoped. While Ruffy got submitted by Benoit Saint Denis in the second round of their co-main event clash, Borralho got thoroughly outpointed over five rounds by Nassourdine Imavov in the main event.

Ahead of Silva's featherweight clash against Diego Lopes at Noche UFC this weekend, the Brazilian shared his honest thoughts on watching his teammates lose. Recalling getting teary-eyed while watching the fights, he said:

"I think when you're a family, and to see your family members go through what Caio and Mauricio went through, if you don't have a reaction like mine, then you're not a family. My reaction was totally normal for someone who's so close, and what can I say? Of course, there's an impact on me."

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Predicting a bold finish over Lopes, he continued:

"But it does not change the fact that I'm going to knock Diego out... The sorrow for seeing what my brothers went through and all of that, but it doesn't change anything for me. I'm still doing what I'm doing, but obviously I didn't want to see them go through that, but it doesn't change anything about what I'm doing." [H/t: MMA Junkie]

Jean Silva hopes for title shot against Alexander Volkanovski after potential win over Diego Lopes

Jean Silva believes he's in line for a featherweight title shot against Alexander Volkanovski with a potential victory over Diego Lopes at Noche UFC this weekend. The Brazilian recently outlined his expectations and issued a bold prediction.

Speaking to MMA Junkie in an interview, Silva believed he would beat Volkanovski in a potential fight later this year and said:

"I do believe that I'll have all the credentials necessary to fight for the title. Even Volkanovski has said in a couple interviews that he does expect me to win and actually face me for the title towards the end of the year. So, guys, by the end of the year, in December, this division, after 10 years since Jose Aldo, we're going to have a new Brazilian 145-pound UFC champion."

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