Lopes used his weapons against The Fighting Nerds star and rocked Silva with a spinning elbow of his own, TKO’ing his opponent with more ground and pound strikes. Right before Lopes won, popular streamer Adin Ross was praising Silva’s striking skills to a UFC champion.

Daniel Cormier assures Jean Silva is locked in for his first UFC headliner. Silva (16-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) takes on former title challenger Diego Lopes (26-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 259 (ESPN+) main event, the promotion's annual Noche UFC celebration, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

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.

It already seemed like Alexander Volkanovski had decided who he would be facing next in his first defense of the 145-pound title since reclaiming it earlier this year. However, if there was any matchup that could open this up for a debate,