Jean
Silva called his shot, and his request was granted in short
order.
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The surging Brazilian knockout artist will lock horns with Bryce
Mitchell at UFC
314, the promotion announced on Wednesday. Silva called for a
matchup with “Thug Nasty” immediately after his first-round
stoppage of Melsik
Baghdasaryan at UFC
Seattle this past Saturday.
UFC 314 takes place at the Kaseya Center in Miami on April 12 and
is headlined by a showdown between Alexander
Volkanovski and Diego Lopes
for the vacant featherweight strap. In the co-main event, Michael
Chandler will meet Paddy
Pimblett in a five-round, non-title affair.
In addition to Baghdasaryan, Silva has scored KO/TKO triumphs over
the likes of Drew Dober,
Charles
Jourdain and Westin
Wilson during his promotional tenure.
The Fighting Nerds standout owns a 15-2 professional mark, with
14 of those triumphs coming inside the distance.
Mitchell, meanwhile, recently made headlines for making
pro-Adolf Hitler remarks on his podcast. While he later
apologized for his comments, they were at least part of the reason
for Silva’s callout. Mitchell is 8-2 in UFC competition and is
coming off a third-round KO of Kron Gracie
at UFC 310. He has notable wins over the likes of Dan Ige,
Edson
Barboza and Andre Fili on
his resume.