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.
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 a
