Jean Silva Doesn’t Want To Fight at Lightweight After Grueling Win Over Drew Dober

Jean Silva ’s stoppage win over Drew Dober at UFC Denver took a toll on Brazilian.

Silva stepped up on short notice and moved up a weight class to replace Mike Davis in a lightweight bout against Dober at UFC on ESPN 59 in Denveron Saturday. This also marked a two-week turnaround from Silva’s brutal knockout win over Charles Jourdain at UFC 303 .

Silva was faster and cleaner on the feet, opening Dober up above the right eye in the opening round, eventually leading to the finish. Silva continued landing more damage and despite an immense display of grit from Dober, his cut kept worsening, forcing referee Herb Dean to call in the cageside doctors in the third round. Dober was deemed unfit to continue and Silva earned a stoppage win in what was also awarded the “Fight of the Night.”

Silva had missed weight by 1.5 pounds for his featherweight win over Jourdain, which made him ineligible for a bonus. However, the Brazilian has no plans of permanently moving up to lightweight despite his latest win. Silva admitted that the win also left him aching everywhere.

“I need to watch the fight again to see what the hell happened. Cause I’m broken man, everything hurts,” Silva told Full Send MMA . “I don’t wan to fight up there at lightweight anymore.”

Silva’s consecutive stoppage wins in a two-week span is bound to have attracted the attention of potential opponents.

“I found out that some dudes were watching this fight very closely,” Silva said. “I’ve arrived, there’s going to be some crazy stuff going on.”

Silva earned his UFC contract with a unanimous decision win over Kevin Vallejos on Dana White's Contender Series in September 2023. After earning three consecutive finishes within a span of seven months, the Brazilian claims he is open to fighting on the Contender Series again.

“If not next week, maybe Contender Series… There’s no time,” Silva said. “[Whether] it’s Contender stage, this stage, we’re just going out and having bangers man. It’s banger season.”