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Noche UFC will be headlined by Diego Lopes – Jean Silva

Originally posted on Empire Sports Media
By Daniel Cunningham | Last updated Jun 24, 2025 9:16 PM ET

Noche UFC goes down on September 13th from San Antonio and tonight, Dana White announced an absolute banger of a main event for the card. White announced that recent featherweight title challenger Diego Lopes (26-7) will be taking on rising superstar Jean Silva (16-2).

This is going to be FUN ‍@DiegoLopesMMA vs @JeanSilvaMMA96 is your #NocheUFC main event! pic.twitter.com/khiBzH8CHi
— UFC (@ufc) June 25, 2025

Rumors were out there regarding a potential matchup between Lopes and Yair Rodriguez, but with this fight being announced, it seems like the UFC is going to make the incredibly unpopular decision of granting Rodriguez a rather undeserving title fight. On the bright side, we get an absolute banger to close the show at Noche UFC.

Diego Lopes is coming off a loss to Alexander Volkanovski in April. Lopes showed incredible heart and did drop the champion in that fight, but Volkanovski was just too much. That loss dropped Lopes to 5-2 inside the octagon and it snapped his two-fight win streak.

Jean Silva earned a contract on The Contender Series back in 2023 and he’s been rising through the ranks ever since. Silva is a perfect 5-0 inside the octagon and he’s finished all five opponents. This is a matchup of two of the most exciting featherweights in the division and I cannot wait for these two to throw down.

This article first appeared on Empire Sports Media and was syndicated with permission.

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