Drew Dober has settled into his role as a valuable and effective mid-card performer in the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight division.
The 35-year-old Elevation Fight Team standout will get back on the hunt at 155 pounds when he takes on the surging Jean Silva—a short-notice replacement for the injured Mike Davis—in a featured UFC on ESPN 59 attraction this Saturday at Ball Arena. Dober enters the Octagon with victories in four of his past six bouts. He last competed at UFC Fight Night 235, where he wound up on the wrong side of a unanimous decision against Renato Carneiro on Feb.