Jean
Silva won’t desert his teammate out of fear of getting
embroiled in controversy.

Silva’s
Fighting Nerds teammate Ilay
Barzilay (7-1) is from Israel, and like some athletes from the
country, Barzilay is facing backlash amidst the ongoing
Israel-Palestine conflict. Barzilay is scheduled to fight Lucas
Almeida (15-5) at
Gordon Fight Nights 1 on July 27 at Menorah Mivtachim Arena in
Tel Aviv and Silva is set to corner Barzilay for his upcoming
fight.

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A fan recently noted that Silva being in the Israeli capital will
likely see him be labeled a ‘Zionist’ in Brazil. However, the

Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight refused to part
ways with his longtime teammate. “Lord” also says that he had to go
to Israel as none of their other Fighting Nerds teammates could
make it. The Brazilian also believes a win over Almeida could earn
Barzilay a spot on
Dana White’s Contender Series.

“I’m here 100% because of the fight of the Fighting Nerds fighter
Illay, who’s one of my main sparring partners,” Silva wrote on X.
“Nobody could make it, and this fight could take him to the
contender series. He shows up for all my fights, I knew it was
gonna be controversial but I chose not to ditch my brother of many
years. I know the hate that’s already going around with me about
this, but I didn’t wanna abandon my partner of years in one of the
most important fights of his life because of hate.”

Barzilay is coming off his lone career loss in a failed
Legacy Fighting Alliance lightweight title bid against Richie
Miranda last August. Meanwhile, his upcoming opponent, Almeida,
went 2-4 in the UFC and was released this past February on a
two-fight slump.



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