On Wednesday, in an Instagram live announcement, UFC CEO Dana White revealed Silva (17-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and Mitchell (17-12 MMA, 8-2 UFC) have been scheduled to collide in an 145-pound matchup at UFC 314, which goes down on April 12 at the Kaseya Center in Miami.

Jean Silva called his shot, and his request was granted in short order. The surging Brazilian knockout artist will lock horns with Bryce Mitchell at UFC 314, the promotion announced on Wednesday. Silva called for a matchup with "Thug Nasty" immediately after his first-round stoppage of Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC Seattle this past Saturday.

UFC 314 goes down in Miami on April 10th and the card was already incredible. Tonight, Dana White announced on

Bryce Mitchell has a fight. Last month, Mitchell found himself in hot water when he said he believed “Hitler was a good guy’ after doing his own research

Brazilian featherweight prospect Jean Silva wants to face controversial featherweight contender Bryce Mitchell in his next UFC fight.

Bryce Mitchell withdrew from a grappling match this Friday at Karate Combat claiming “a big matchup” is next in the UFC. Jean Silva hopes he’s the one standing inside the octagon across from him. Silva dismantled Melsik Baghdasaryan this past weekend at UFC Seattle to improve to 4-0 with four knockouts since joining the company,