Jean Silva vs. Ilia Topuria? Din Thomas Wouldn’t Thoughts
Jean Silva fights within the light-weight division, however one thing about his crisp hanging led Din Thomas to consider how enjoyable a matchup could be between him and the UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria. Right here’s what Din mentioned on the UFC Denver post-show (h/t MMAMania.com).
“Man, I imply, Jean Silva is one thing else; he’s completely nasty,” Thomas mentioned. “I used to be watching the combat subsequent to Mick Maynard, the matchmaker, and I’m sitting there saying if this man could make 145, let’s simply put him in there with Ilia Topuria now. Yeah. He appears the half. His hanging appears the half.”
Whereas that concept isn’t more likely to come to fruition within the quick future, Din is aware of good hanging when he sees it. Thomas has develop into a famend MMA coach and he has blended it up contained in the Octagon throughout his combating days.
The UFC matchmakers might want to resolve the following matchup for Silva now that he’s elevated himself along with his eleventh straight victory. Silva will probably be on the lookout for a combat that can give him an opportunity to enter the official UFC light-weight rankings.
