Before he knew Ilia Topuria vacated his featherweight title, Jean Silva was hopeful a divisional tie-up wasn’t in the future.

After a 19-month layoff, Melsik Baghdasaryan says Jean Silva’s hype nor a weight miss will stop him at UFC Seattle.

Jean Silva (14-2) is scheduled to take on Melsik Baghdasaryan on the main card of UFC Seattle on Saturday. Silva made his Octagon debut last January and has gone 3-0 since then. In his last bout, ...