Alexander
Volkanovski doesn’t think Jean Silva
has any relevance in the immediate featherweight title
picture. 

Volkanovski (28-4) made the first defense of his second title run
in a rematch against Diego Lopes
at
UFC 325 last weekend in Sydney, Australia. The 37-year-old
showed why he is the champion by beating Lopes via a one-sided
unanimous decision. 

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Silva subsequently called for a title shot against Volkanovski.
“Lord” also warned that he would train with Ilia
Topuria, the last man to beat Volkanovski. Volkanovski believes
Silva is not yet in a position to call for a title shot. The
Australian speculates that Silva might be taking shots at him to
gain some clout. Volkanovski has met Silva in the past and
allegedly got along very well. Volkanovski wonders if Silva is
seriously upset about him training with Mauricio
Ruffy ahead of UFC 325. Regardless, Volkanovski believes Silva
has little relevance with undefeated contenders Lerone
Murphy and Movsar
Evloev set to headline
UFC London in March.

“We’ve got Silva, obviously, just probably trying to get his name
out there,” Volkanovski said. “He’s actually not a bad guy. We met
in Miami, and we got along pretty good, for he is a pretty nice
guy. But now he’s saying a couple of things. I don’t know if he is
upset with the Ruffy thing… If the
UFC will push that for me, everyone knows me, I’ll fight
anyone. But I don’t think that’s very likely to happen. I don’t
think he’d be in a position to fight for the title, especially when
you’ve got Lerone
Murphy and Movsar fighting very soon.”

Silva (17-3) was seemingly upset with his friend Ruffy for training
with Volkanovski in Australia ahead of UFC 325. Silva allegedly
unfollowed Ruffy, who went on to beat Rafael
Fiziev via knockout.  After starting his UFC journey with
five straight finishes, Silva suffered his only UFC loss against
Lopes last year. “Lord” has since rebounded with a decision win
over Arnold
Allen at UFC 324
last month. 

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