On September 13, the UFC is organizing the third episode of Noche UFC, who now has its main event.
The event, which will take place on the same day as Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford, was lowered from a PPV card to a fighting evening event after it was moved.
After the delay in the opening of Arena Guadalajara, the map will now take place in the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas with a Dynamite Matchup in the Federweight Division at the top of the bill.
For some time it is expected that a former UFC title would appear in a prominent place on the map with Diego Lopes who revealed that he had received three different opponents.
One of the names that the Brazilian mentioned was a hunter that Joe Rogan said he looked like a world champion in his last victory, whereby that fight was now officially made.
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Diego Lopes responds after Dana White announces that he will head Nouch UFC against Jean Silva
Via a video on Instagram, Dana White announced that the most important event of this year's Nouch UFC will see Diego Lopes on Jean Silva.
Lopes will want to bounce back from his loss to Alexander Volkanovski on UFC 314, where he fell short when he tried to catch the empty title.
Silva is one of the most spoken about rising stars in the UFC since his debut in 2024, with his last victory over Bryce Mitchell in Miami who saw him claim the #11 ranking.
There are great commitment to Lopes in this fight, while he may fight the ranking with a margin, the number next to the name of Silva does not accurately reflect his current stock.
While many fans hoped to see the Brazilian face Yair Rodriguez in a resorting competition that started building earlier this year, the main event will certainly produce many talk points before 13 September.
After he had already agreed that he had agreed to Rodriguez, Silva or UFC newcomer Aaron Pico on the UFC card of Noche, Lopes made his feelings about his upcoming competition on social media after the announcement.
Jean Silva urged a title shot by comparing his process with Diego Lopes'
After his emphatic victory over Bryce Mitchell on UFC 314, Jean Silva argued for why he earned a title shot in his next outing.
Silva made the argument on X that while Lopes had made a chance on the empty title after he had gone 5-1 in the Octagon with three Finishes, he had all ended five of his victories after debuting in January 2024.
Although his calls for a title shot are not working, the fighting Lopes in a main event is perhaps the second best that the Brazilian could have protected.
With a victory over Lopes at Noche UFC, it would be difficult to deny Silva his title shot, especially given his popularity among the fans.