Bryce Mitchell and Jean Silva meet Saturday on the UFC 314 important card at Kaseya Middle in Miami. Try this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.Final occasion: 4-2UFC important playing cards, 2025: 32-27-1
Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva UFC 314 preview
Mitchell (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) enters his first battle of 2025 on the heels of a TKO victory over Kron Gracie at UFC 310 in December. The outing was Mitchell’s return to motion from being brutally knocked out by Josh Emmett within the first spherical of their showdown at UFC 296 a yr prior. … Silva (15-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has ripped via all 4 of his UFC opponents. The Brazilian striker has scored stoppages of Westin Wilson, Charles Jourdain, Drew Dober, and most just lately, Melsik Baghdasaryan.
Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva UFC 314 professional choose, prediction
Filling out the primary card is a polarizing bout between featherweights Silva and Mitchell.
Between Mitchell’s antisemitic statements and his unapologetic white supremacist strutting to the truth that the UFC has solely additional platformed and subsequently emboldened him since, I’ve genuinely had a tough time even eager to cowl this crass and exploitive instance of matchmaking.
Even when Silva comes out right here and smashes Mitchell, I nonetheless have problem squaring how persevering with to pay, publicize and platform a Nazi is a type of punishment. However contemplating how a lot America welcomes Hitler-saluting sociopathic losers like Elon Musk, it’s no shock that Mitchell was capable of win again some followers by… *checks notes* …flexing about what number of canines he’s killed.
In reality, cash has been steadily pouring in on Mitchell from a playing perspective, which I get given the worth there’s within the considerably nonetheless untested floor recreation of Silva. That mentioned, I’m undecided Mitchell’s wrestling and power shall be sufficient to manage his Brazilian foe.
Though samples have been small, Silva has proven sufficient glimpses that inform me he understands what he’s doing in closed quarters. Couple that with the truth that Silva is 3-0 reverse UFC southpaws, and I believe that he’s capable of damage Mitchell along with his counter left hook.
The choose is Silva by knockout in Spherical 2.
Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva UFC 314 odds
The oddsmakers and the general public favor the Brazilian, itemizing Silva -205 and Mitchell +164 through FanDuel.
Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva UFC 314 begin time, how you can watch
Mitchell and Silva are anticipated to stroll to the cage at roughly 10:40 p.m. ET. The battle streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
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