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Delgado (12-2) and Silva (17-3) will headline the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s fourth edition of Noche UFC on Sept. 12 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Silva was originally scheduled to fight Yair Rodriguez, who pulled out due to an injury. Following Rodriguez’s withdrawal, Delgado stepped up and recently slammed his upcoming opponent, calling his persona inauthentic.
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Jose Delgado attacks Jean Silva’s persona ahead of Noche UFC 4
Delgado is high in confidence going into Noche UFC 4. He recently claimed that beating Silva puts him in title contention, setting him up for the winner of UFC 333’s featherweight championship main event between current champ Alexander Volkanovski and unbeaten challenger Movsar Evloev.
“I expect violence. I expect to break this guy,” Delgado told Ariel Helwani. “I expect a freaking stunner of a KO… If Jean Silva took out Yair Rodriguez, he’d be fighting for the title after Volk and Movsar fight. Why wouldn’t I steal that spotlight? Why wouldn’t I steal that opportunity?”
Silva has a quirky personality, as he often barks like a dog. Delgado believes the Brazilian is a coward who is hiding behind the mask of a loud persona. He plans to let “Lord” bark all he wants before he gets put down.
“It is an illusion for him, man… He’s a coward,” Delgado added. “He needs that mask to make himself feel good. It’s a disguise, and it’s a farce. I don’t respect it. I think it’s cowardly. I will put him down like a dog. [Before] you just let the dog bark.”
Delgado is 4-1 in the UFC and coming off wins over Andre Fili and Austin Bashi. Meanwhile, Silva is 6-1 in the UFC with five knockouts and his only loss coming against two-time title challenger Diego Lopes.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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