Jean Silva has scored a big win.
The Brazilian beat Jose Miguel Delgado by submission in the third round of Noche UFC on Saturday.
Silva will now look towards a potential shot at the UFC flyweight championship. He has lost only once since Nov. 10, 2018, when Diego Lopes knocked him out last year.
The 29-year-old now holds a professional record of 18-3-0. Following the victory, Silva handed his gloves to Hunter Campbell, the Chief Business Officer of the UFC, letting him know that he would be the next champion.
Delgado put up a good effort despite taking the fight on short notice; he replaced the injured Yair Rodriguez.
Full event results:
Brandon Moreno def. Joseph Morales via split decision
Tommy McMillen def. Marwan Rahiki via unanimous decision
Alexa Grasso def. Manon Fiorot via unanimous decision
Curtis Blaydes def. Waldo Cortes Acosta via unanimous decision
David Martinez def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision
Tim Elliott def. Édgar Cháirez via unanimous decision
Ignacio Bahamondes def. Muslim Salikhov via unanimous decision
Yousri Belgaroui def. Djorden Santos via KO/TKO
Tommy Gantt def. Drakkar Klose via submission
Rongzhu def. Rafa Garcia via unanimous decision
Sean King III def. Jessie Rosas via KO/TKO
Regina Tarin def. JJ Aldrich via unanimous decision
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