MIAMI, FL — Things are starting to heat up ahead of UFC 314.
This Saturday, Alexander Volkanovski looks to reclaim the vacant title against Diego Lopes in the main event of UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. But at Thursday’s pre-fight press conference, it was the main card bout between Bryce Mitchell and Jean Silva that stole the show.
Mitchell and Silva have had harsh words for each other throughout the build-up of this fight, and that energy continued on during the press conference.
After Silva started barking at Mitchell, the Arkansas native responded by saying he’s “put a lot of dogs down in my day.” Things then nearly boiled over when they two came literally face-to-face with UFC matchmaker Mike Maynard doing his best to keep the fighters separated.
Silva even did his best to push them over the edge by barking at him again but but Mitchell restrained himself and they broke apart without issue.
In the main event face-off, things were respectful between Volkanovski and Lopes, though perhaps a little more keyed up since Lopes nearly came to blows with Yair Rodriguez just minutes earlier during the press conference.
Watch video of the headliners and other stars of the UFC 314 main card facing off after Thursday’s pre-fight press conference above.