Dana White says he will probably accept Jean Silva’s offer to be the best man at his wedding.
The Brazilian MMA star settled his score with bitter rival Bryce Mitchell at UFC 314 by choking out the American in the second round.
He received a $50,000 performance bonus for his efforts and will likely break into the featherweight top 15 on Monday morning after dispatching his No.13-ranked foe.
Despite the extra financial boost, Silva is still a long way off being able to pay for the wedding he and his wife, Carolina, have always dreamed of.
“We should be married already, but we really want Belo to sing at the wedding ceremony,” he said post-fight.
“But dude, come on, bring your rate down. Because I’m going to have to get like four more fights to pay for it, so please bring it down…
“We’re very close to this dream, and at one point we were very, very far away from making the dream come true.
“After today, we were very close, I think there was some people that came and talked to us today, and after the talk that we might be really close.
“Do you guys think if I invite Dana to be my best man, he’ll pay for Belo’s rate?”
Belo is a popular Brazilian singer-songwriter, boasting over 5 million followers on Instagram.
As a result, his wedding rate is very high, but multi-millionaire White could be the man to bridge the gap.
Upon hearing about the request, a baffled White said: “Wait a minute.
“He wants to marry his partner in a church, I’m the best man if I pay for it?”
An MMA media member then informed him that he only needs to pay for the singer.
“I’m going to need more information on this, but I’m probably in,” White laughed.
Silva’s statement victory this weekend improves his record under the UFC banner to 5-0 and 16-2 overall.
All five of his wins in MMA’s premier promotion have come inside the distance, with Westin Wilson, Charles Jourdain, Drew Dober, and Melsik Baghdasaryan all falling to similar fates to Mitchell.
