Jean Silva Feels Closest to Late Brother Going Into a Fight

😢 Jean Silva feels the presence of his passed away brothers when the fight day comes closer.

He feels the closest to them in that moment which is why he is happy and excited on fight weeks.

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Jean Silva is always at his happiest going into a fight because that’s when he feels the closest to his late brother.

Silva is scheduled to fight Bryce Mitchell in a featherweight matchup at UFC 314 on Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. “Lord” recently revealed that there is no question of any ill feelings as he heads into a fight. Silva shared that he feels closest to the loved ones he has lost going into a fight, especially his late brother. The Brazilian feels the happiest during fight night, which is the same to him as sharing a cup of coffee with his late brother.

“In the month of the fight, the week of the fight, and on the day of the fight, I feel very much the presence of the people I love who have passed away,” Silva said in an interview with the UFC. “So there’s no way I can feel bad being in a place where I feel the presence of the people I love. It’s a moment in my life when I feel closest to my brother who is gone. So being in there for me is… it’s like having a chat with him, sitting and having a coffee. So it’s always the happiest day of my life.”

This isn’t the first time Silva has mentioned his brother. Silva moved up to lightweight on two weeks’ notice and defeated Drew Dober via doctor’s stoppage at UFC Denver last year. In his post-fight interview, an emotional Silva said that he missed his deceased brother the most in that moment. Silva’s rise to stardom has been quick with four stoppages in as many UFC outings.