SEATTLE – Before he knew Ilia Topuria vacated his featherweight title, Jean Silva was hopeful a divisional tie-up wasn’t in the future. As it is, Topuria decided to surrender his 145-pound title, and when the main event at UFC 314 starts, he’ll be a former champion who is moving up to lightweight. Jean Silva (16-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has fought at both 145 and 155 in the UFC. Saturday, he takes on Melsik Baghdasaryan (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) on the UFC Fight Night 252 (ESPN+) main card at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. He’ll do it at featherweight just one fight after a win at lightweight.