Jean Silva and Jose Miguel Delgado face off before Noche UFC

Violence incoming. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight headliners Jean Silva and Jose Delgado came face-to-face Friday evening following the Noche UFC 4 ceremonial weigh-ins, held ahead of their main event tomorrow night (Sat., Sept. 12, 2026) inside Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Delgado quickly stormed onto the stage and soaked in a massive ovation […]

The entire Noche UFC card headlined by Jean Silva vs. Jose Delgado had final faceoffs at ceremonial weigh-ins.

Jean Silva and Jose Delgado face off (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Jean Silva may not be Mexican, but he’s planning to celebrate Mexican Independence Day in style. On Saturday, Silva takes on Jose Miguel Delgado in the main event of the fourth installment of Noche UFC, the promotion’s annual celebration of Mexican Independence Day. But while Silva hails from Brazil and Delgado is the fighter with Mexican heritage, at the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday, Silva donned sugar skull face paint, barked at Delgado, and claimed to be the fighter truly representing Mexico on Saturday. A tale of two featherweights 😤@Jeansilvamma96 vs Jose Miguel Delgado [ #NocheUFC | SEP 12 | 5pmET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/227DnCuvYI — UFC (@ufc) September 11, 2026 “Let me tell you something, Jose Delgado was not born in Mexico; he’s not Mexican,” Delgado said through a translator. “But I represent you, and you live in my heart. I’ll represent you well tomorrow.” The co-main event on Saturday is a flyweight fight between former champion Brandon Moreno and rising contender Joseph Morales, who shared a significantly less eventful final faceoff. Both have something to prove 😎 Brandon Moreno vs Joseph Morales [ #NocheUFC | SEP 12 | 5pmET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/WtfmcXhhvG — UFC (@ufc) September 11, 2026 Also of note, the feature bout of the evening features Tommy McMillen and Marwan Rahiki locking horns in a featherweight contest, and as expected, the two nearly came to blows during their final faceoff. Both McMillen and Rahiki have talked a lot of trash at each other over fight week, and as soon as they faced off for the final time, the talk started up again, with McMillen quickly shoving and then attempting to slap Rahiki, causing security to intervene. As security was dragging McMillen away, he threw something at his foe before walking off and pumping up the crowd. Put up or shut up Tommy McMillen vs Marwan Rahiki [ #NocheUFC | SEP 12 | 5pmET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/fCsFDpLQWd — UFC (@ufc) September 11, 2026 Noche UFC takes place at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, this Saturday, with the early prelims kicking off at 2 p.m. ET and the main card starting at 5 p.m. ET.

Jean Silva claims to be the fighter truly representing Mexico at Noche UFC when he takes on Jose Miguel Delgado