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Last month, the UFC returned to beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada with UFC on Fox 21<\/a>. On the undercard of that event, Brazilian prospect Felipe Silva improved to 8-0 with a blistering, first-round knockout of kickboxing export Shane Campbell.<\/p>\n

Fresh off this fantastic win, Silva is attempting to take his destiny into his own hands rather than sit back and wait for the UFC matchmaking team<\/a> to tell him what’s next.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with MMAFighting’s\u00a0Guilherme Cruz<\/a>\u00a0the Brazilian prospect was asked who he’d like to fight next. His answer? Popular 20-year-old prospect Sage Northcutt.<\/a><\/p>\n

“I think it\u2019s soon to go out calling other athletes out, but I\u2019d really enjoy fighting Sage Northcutt,” Silva told Cruz. “We\u2019re both high-level strikers and that\u2019s what I seek in the UFC. Ever since he got in the UFC, he only fought fighters that ran away from the stand-up fight and tried to take him to the ground and he couldn\u2019t show his striking in the UFC, and I think I\u2019d be a great test for him standing.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Since joining the UFC in October of 2015, the young Northcutt has already assembled an impressive 3-1 record, sandwiching a loss\u00a0to Bryan Barberena between defeats of Francisco Trevino, Cody Pfister and Enrique Marin. And while many fans and pundits believe the young fighter is a tad overrated, Silva begs to differ.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t think he\u2019s overrated. I do think he\u2019s a great talent,” Silva said of his prospective opponent. “He\u2019s only 20 years old and already has three UFC wins. I want this fight because I know we will both stand and fight, and that\u2019s what I always want.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, while Silva’s desire to test Northcutt on the feet is probably legit, he’s also surely aware of what a win over a big name like Northcutt will do for his career. Albeit it to a far lesser extent, this is the same reason\u00a0so many fighters<\/a> call out Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n

So, is this a fight you’d be interested in seeing, or would you prefer other matchups for the two rising fighters? Sound off, PENN nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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