Jean
Silva claims he can’t explain much about the walkout for his
Ultimate Fighting Championship debut.
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Silva made his first promotional appearance at
UFC Fight Night 234 against Westin
Wilson. The Brazilian attracted a lot of eyeballs starting from
his walkout right up to his victory celebration.
“Lord Assassin” took three minutes and 40 seconds for his walkout,
all the while coldly staring into the camera. His overall Octagon
time barely exceeded that, as he put on a dominant beating to earn
a stoppage win at the 4:12 mark of Round 1. Silva then further
added to his intrigue with a barking celebration.
Silva claims it is his alter ego, “Lord Assassin,” who takes over
during his extended walkout.
“I’m going to apologize for not knowing how to answer this,” Silva
said in a post-fight scrum. I’ve said this before, it’s another
person, it’s someone else. I’ve given a name to my alter ego,
that’s why ‘Lord Assassin’ came about like it’s another person.
That’s why I have to apologize because I wouldn’t know how to
answer what happens in the walkout.”
Silva credits his wife for helping control the alter ego when it
appears outside of his fighting career.
“I know it’s funny sometimes,” he said. “That person has come about
in different situations and shown up. And I have to give credit to
my wife, Carol. She knows when he’s approaching, and she knows how
to control that and to move on and focus. I’ve learned how to
control it to a point so that it only shows up for work.”