Jean Silva and Yair Rodriguez to headline Noche UFC on September 12

A pivotal featherweight fight is set to go down from Glendale, Arizona in September

Yair Rodriguez and Jean Silva are set to clash in September in a five-round main event

MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 12: (L-R) Yair Rodriguez of Mexico kicks Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire of Brazil in a featherweight bout during the UFC 314 event at Kaseya Center on April 12, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Yair Rodriguez is set to clash with Jean Silva in the five-round main event at the latest Noche UFC card scheduled on Sept. 12 in Glendale, Ariz. The matchup was officially announced Tuesday. ¡Vamos! 🇲🇽@PanteraUFC & @JeanSilvaMMA96 will duel in the desert at #NocheUFC! [ LIVE SEPT 12 on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/VUCr9FFa6B — UFC (@ufc) August 4, 2026 A celebration of Mexican Independence Day, Noche UFC has become an annual event for the promotion and this time Rodriguez gets the chance to headline the card in his first fight back in over a year. The former featherweight title challenger last appeared in 2025 when he scored a dominant win over former Bellator champion Patricio Pitbull, which ended his two-fight losing streak. Now Rodriguez returns against one of the most dangerous fighters in the world at 145 pounds. An all-action fighter with serious finishing power, Silva has made a name for himself with several impressive wins in the UFC including victories over Bryce Mitchell, Arnold Allen, Drew Dober and Charles Jourdain. Now Silva looks to establish himself as a potential title contender with a matchup against a veteran like Rodriguez, who has fought for the championship in the past while facing a who’s who among featherweights in the UFC. Rodriguez vs. Silva headlines the Noche UFC card with the full lineup still to be determined. See the current card below (bout order not finalized). Yair Rodriguez vs. Jean Silva Manon Fiorot vs. Alexa Grasso Brandon Moreno vs. Joseph Morales Tim Elliott vs. Edgar Chairez Waldo Cortes Acosta vs. Curtis Blaydes Kelvin Gastelum vs. Yousri Belgaroui Dan Ige vs. David Martinez Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Muslim Salikhov JJ Aldrich vs. Regina Tarin

Top-ranked featherweights Yair Rodriguez and Jean Silva will collide at Noche UFC.

The upcoming Noche UFC card on Sept. 12 from inside Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, finally has a main event showdown as featherweight contenders Jean Silva and Yair Rodriguez will battle it out atop the Paramount+ card. This is according to a recent report by ESPN Brasil. See below: Silva, 29, is coming off […]