Jean Silva reveals two-month plan behind UFC 314 submission, says it was tailored for Bryce Mitchell
Jean Silva secured a second-round submission win against Bryce Mitchell at UFC 314. Silva has now thrown more light on his pre-fight preparations.
In a grudge contest, 'Lord' outclassed 'Thug Nasty' in every second of the bout and managed to submit him out cold via a Ninja choke.
The Brazilian has now disclosed that he intended to submit his American opponent in the same manner, and his strategy was successful. In an interview with Ariel Helwani, Silva said:
"We actually trained for about 2 months to do this submission exactly like that. We trained this because we needed to have this submission with Bryce Mitchell. I wanted to show that all of my skills are above all of their levels. This is exactly the way I wanted this submission to be."
Check out Jean Silva's comments below:
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Bryce Mitchell issues statement to fans after Jean Silva loss
Bryce Mitchell posted a video on social media and thanked everyone who prayed for him during the fight. Mitchell also revealed that he suffered no serious injuries during the bout and promised to fight harder and smarter next time. He said:
"I want to thank everybody for their support and let ya’ll know I’m doing just fine. Thank God, he protected me. I didn’t lose my teeth. I don’t got no broken bones. So I feel good about that. I fought as hard as I possibly could. I couldn’t have fought any harder. I could have fought smarter."
Mitchell added:
"I’m going to go make some adjustments but I mean he put me to sleep. I had nothing left to give. I’m happy about that, knowing that I tried my best. But I’ve got to get better. That’s just the lesson learned here, I’ve got to get better... I’m just going to keep fighting. That’s all I can do... Any time you take a loss, just learn from it and keep fighting. That’s what I’m going to do."
Check out Bryce Mitchell's message after loss to Jean Silva below: