Jean
Silva will make a quick turnaround following his victory over
Charles
Jourdain at UFC
303.
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The 27-year-old Brazilian will compete two weeks later, when he
meets Drew Dober at
UFC
on ESPN 59. Silva is a replacement for Mike Davis,
who pulled out of the lightweight bout due to injury. While Silva
normally competes at 145 pounds, he missed weight for the fight
against Jourdain and will move up to 155 pounds to square off
against Dober. The promotion announced the new booking on
Wednesday.
UFC on ESPN 59 takes place on July 13 at Ball Arena in Denver and
is headlined by a women’s flyweight bout pitting Rose
Namajunas against Tracy
Cortez.
Silva has won his last 10 professional outings, including two in
the UFC. In addition to besting Jourdain, the Fighting Nerds
representative owns a first-round technical knockout victory over
Westin
Wilson in the Octagon.
Dober, meanwhile, has lost two of his last three promotional
outings. Most recently, he dropped a unanimous verdict to Renato
Carneiro at UFC Fight Night 235 on Feb. 3.
More action coming to the Mile High City
👏Jean Silva will face @DrewDober
at
#UFCDenver, just two weeks after his KO victory at UFC 303!
pic.twitter.com/frSihwfojH— UFC (@ufc)
July 3, 2024