Hot Take Petr Yan vs Jean Silva would be dope

Sure, ten pounds is no problem.

Yan is a champion so no need for him to chase anyone, especially someone who is just a contender. Silva can go down to 135 lbs lol.
 
There's a lot of intriguing stylistic match ups for Yan 2.0

I hope they dont make the immediate rubber match. I'd like to see each guy fight someone else next and see where it stands afterwards.
Maybe we see both guys win big and collectively realize we have to see it as soon as possible, or maybe they both lose and the rubber match happens a year or two from now as a "who's still in the title mix" sort of pairing.

At the very least, Merab should have to get a win over somebody else before getting a free do over
 
Yan is way too small, he could be a flyweight. I saw him training with Fiziev who is also small for 155 and Yan looked way outgunned.


Fiziev is no slouch, plus they’re sparring in a space where you can’t take two steps back, so the bigger guy will always have the advantage if the smaller guy can’t move around much.
 
Jean Silva's ground game needs to improve, but damn is the guy hell for anyone standing. I think it would be a crazy fight.
 
That would be a pretty dope fight. They are the same height, and meeting in the middle at like 140 would be pretty slick.
 
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