UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Silva
| UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Silva | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 12, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Desert Diamond Arena | |||
| City | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Silva (also known as UFC Fight Night 288 and Noche UFC 4) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on September 12, 2026, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Glendale and first since UFC 263 in June 2021. It is also scheduled to be the fourth annual Noche UFC event commemorating Mexico's independence day, following UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva in September 2025.[1]
A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Champion Yair Rodríguez and Jean Silva is scheduled to headline the event.[2]
A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Curtis Blaydes and former LFA Heavyweight Champion Waldo Cortes-Acosta is scheduled for the event.[3] They were previously incorrectly reported to be competing at UFC 331 one week later.[4]
Fight card
[edit]| Fight card (Paramount+) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| Featherweight | Yair Rodríguez | vs. | Jean Silva | |||||
| Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | vs. | Joseph Morales | |||||
| Women's Flyweight | Manon Fiorot | vs. | Alexa Grasso | |||||
| Heavyweight | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | vs. | Curtis Blaydes | |||||
| Bantamweight | David Martínez | vs. | Dan Ige | |||||
| Preliminary card (Paramount+) | ||||||||
| Flyweight | Tim Elliott | vs. | Édgar Cháirez | |||||
| Welterweight | Ignacio Bahamondes | vs. | Muslim Salikhov | |||||
| Middleweight | Kelvin Gastelum | vs. | Yousri Belgaroui | |||||
| Women's Flyweight | JJ Aldrich | vs. | Regina Tarin | |||||
Announced bouts
[edit]- Lightweight bout: Drakkar Klose vs. Thomas Gantt[6]
- Featherweight bout: Tommy McMillen vs. Marwan Rahiki[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Parviz Iskenderov (2026-07-19). "Six fights announced for Noche UFC in Glendale, Arizona in September". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ↑ Jordan Ellis (2026-08-01). "Yair Rodriguez set to end 18-month layoff by headlining Noche UFC". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ Marcel Dorff (2026-07-14). "Top 8 Heavyweights collide at Noche UFC in Phoenix". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Marcel Dorff (2026-07-12). "Top 8 heavyweights collide at UFC 331 in Los Angeles". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Silva". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Marcel Dorff (2026-07-25). "Drakkar Klose draws undefeated opponent for Noche UFC". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
- ↑ Mike Bohn (2026-08-08). "Tommy McMillen gets Noche UFC wish, draws Marwan Rahiki". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
