\u201cLord\u201d is betting on himself.<\/p>\n
Top Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight contender Jean Silva is still waiting on his next assignment \u2014 but he\u2019s making plenty of noise in the meantime, pushing hard for a title shot<\/a>.<\/p>\n There\u2019s just one problem.<\/p>\n Silva doesn\u2019t see it that way and thinks it\u2019s a bad idea.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really a dangerous game to let some guy like Movsar to be a champion in the league,\u201d Silva told Ariel Helwani. \u201cBecause the whole thing revolves around the champion\u2026And out of all the fights he\u2019s had, he\u2019s had 10-11 cancellations at this point, I think. If you look at it, I have the formula for what a UFC champion should be.\u201d<\/p>\n For Silva, it\u2019s not just about winning \u2014 it\u2019s about selling.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is more than just a fighting championship,\u201d Silva continued. \u201cIt\u2019s a sports league, so whoever is at the front, that person has to be able to bring the viewership, you have to promote. It\u2019s about audience interest \u2014 you have to make sure that you\u2019re bringing it in, and I personally wouldn\u2019t sign up for Paramount to watch Movsar\u2019s fight for the belt. No one should do that because you just don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen\u2026I\u2019m the guy who actually brings it. I\u2019m the name out there. There\u2019s no other name that could do it as well as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s some truth to the argument.<\/p>\n Silva has been far more explosive inside the Octagon, racking up five finishes in six UFC appearances (watch highlights<\/a>). Meanwhile, Evloev remains undefeated but has yet to score a finish in 10 fights with the promotion.<\/p>\n Still, resume matters \u2014 and that\u2019s where Silva lags behind.<\/p>\n