Jean
Silva is willing to lend a helping hand to Charles
Oliveira in his latest bid for lightweight gold.
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After Dana White confirmed that Islam
Makhachev will go up to welterweight to fight against Jack
Della Maddalena for the welterweight belt and former
featherweight king Ilia
Topuria will face Charles
Oliveira at UFC 317
for the vacant lightweight belt, “Do Bronx” received an unexpected
offer from
The Fighting Nerds representative.
“I believe that if Charles fights like in his last fight, he will
pass over Topuria,” Silva told AgFight. “Anyway, I’m available to help him
with his sparring. I know exactly how to imitate Topuria, even his
facial expressions.”
The statement was a surprise for Brazilian MMA community after
Fighting Nerds leader Pablo Sucupira compared their rivalry with
Chute Boxe to the Brazilian Top Team-Chute Boxe battles of the
Pride Fighting Championships era following Ian Garry’s
recent victory over Carlos
Prates.
UFC 317 takes place on June 28 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In addition to the Topuria vs. Oliveira headliner, Alexandre
Pantoja will defend his flyweight belt against Kai
Kara-France in the evening’s co-main event.