Silva made his second statement
Ultimate Fighting Championship headliner, presenting Delgado at the main event of the year
UFC 4 night September 12 in Glendale, Arizona. The Brazilian later revealed that he and his team specially prepared for the sequence that eventually ended the fight.
Fighting Nerds prepared Jean Silva for a series presented by Jose Delgado
Silva locked in a rear naked choke with one hand to force a tap from Delgado in the third round of their clash. “Lord” he says
Fighting nerds his trainers prepared him for all the threats Delgado posed and set a path to victory long before fight night.
“It’s crazy to say, but it went exactly the way we practiced at home,” Silva said in a post-fight interview. “We knew exactly what was going to happen, how he was going to charge, the position he was in and how we were going to finish it.”
Silva demanded a title shot after his win over Delgado, with the winner in mind Alexander Volkanovsky vs. Movsar Evloevplanned
UFC 333.
“It was something that was planned.”
Jean Silva (@Jeansilvamma96) felt fully prepared and brought home the representative victory with a view to winning the title. #NightUFC
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13 September 2026