Jean Silva claims he trained for strange surfboard move at UFC 324

Jean Silva has suggested that he trained for his odd surfboard move that he hit on Arnold Allen at UFC 324.

At UFC 324, Jean Silva picked up one of the biggest wins of his mixed martial arts career when he defeated Arnold Allen. While he’s always been known as an incredibly talented fighter, he also has a pretty unique personality, which is one of the many reasons why he’s considered to be one of the most intriguing members of the featherweight division‘s top 15.

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At one point during the fight, with Allen on his back, Silva decided to hop on and ride his back like a surfboard. It was the kind of move that encapsulates the kind of fighter that Jean is, even if some didn’t appreciate or understand it.

In his post-fight press conference appearance, Silva actually said that this is something he tried out in training.

Silva discusses odd surf move

“This is really something I train, I trained,” Silva said at the UFC 324 post-fight press conference. “I literally trained it because I knew that Arnold Allen is difficult to maintain on the ground. He gets up with both hands on the ground, and he leaves his back exposed, so I knew at the end of the round I could pull that off and that’s what you guys saw.”

“I really wanted to knock him out in the first round, but this was the plan from my team,” Silva explained. “My team told me that if I really want to become a champion and be the next champion of the division, I have to fight three rounds. He’s a very good fighter and has only lost to Evloev and Holloway, and neither of them did any real damage like I did against him.”

“Who’s going to be the next one that’s going to get surfed by ‘Lord’?”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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