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As Lopes handed his flags to his team, Silva was already staring at his opponent from across the stage. Lopes and Silva locked eyes for a minute and 14 seconds, both men refusing to break eye contact despite security holding them back and Brendan Fitzgerald interviewing Silva.

Mailbag: Can Jean Silva jump Lerone Murphy for a title shot with a big win at Noche UFC? This biggest weekend in combat sports is here.

Silva meets Diego Lopes (26-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 259 main event (ESPN+), the promotion's annual Noche UFC celebration, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. Add Paulo Costa to the list of people Jean Silva is not a fan of.

Despite his incredible success since joining the UFC, Lopes currently finds himself lined as a sizeable underdog heading into Noche UFC. Silva is currently on a 13-fight win streak dating back to 2018, which includes five-straight finishes in the UFC since joining the promotion off of Dana White’s Contender Series.

And with the wedding being planned for the next few months, ahead of his Noche UFC fight, Silva has revealed that he plans to get married at the UFC Performance Institute in Vegas. “Dana is the Godfather who will sponsor our wedding, he is going to bring the singer, Belo, that’s my wife’s favorite singer to sing,” Silva told Fight Week Focus.

Getty/UFC Jean Silva admits that his dark past has always haunted him. Perhaps the wildest of The Fighting Nerds members, Silva is known for unabashedly expressing his emotions. Silva recently laid bare disturbing details from his past.

Jean Silva cemented his status as a rising force in the UFC featherweight division with a decisive victory over Bryce Mitchell at UFC 314. Coming off a