Noche UFC has its headliner!
On Tuesday, Dana White introduced that on September 13, featherweight standouts Diego Lopes and Jean Silva will sq. off contained in the Frost Financial institution Heart as the principle occasion of this yr’s Mexican Independence Day celebration in San Antonio.
Lopes and Silva each competed at UFC 314 in April. The previous fell quick in his first title alternative, falling to reigning 145-pound champion Alexander Volkanovski. In the meantime, ‘Lord’ delivered probably the most memorable performances of the night time, brutally sleeping Bryce Mitchell within the second spherical of their all-too-personal encounter.
The win for Silva prolonged his unbeaten streak to 13, 5 of these coming contained in the Octagon. His final defeat got here all the best way again in 2018 on the regional circuit in his native Brazil.
Lopes appears to bounce again in opposition to the surging Silva at Noche UFC
Lopes presently sits because the No. 2 ranked contender within the featherweight division following a string of spectacular performances in opposition to Sodiq Yusuff, Dan Ige, and Brian Ortega. Lopes earned the possibility to problem Volkanovski for the vacant featherweight strap in Miami, however in the end surrendered a unanimous determination to the Aussie icon.
His struggle in opposition to Silva can be his first since seeing his five-fight win streak snapped.
Silva, then again, is driving a large wave of momentum, touchdown 5 straight highlight-reel finishes since incomes himself a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Collection in 2023.
