UFC Announces First Nine Fights For Noche UFC Card In San Antonio
The 2025 version of the Noche UFC fight card is scheduled for Saturday, September 13, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. Headlining the fight is what promises to be an exciting featherweight matchup between recent UFC title challenger Diego Lopes and the surging Jean Silva. The UFC recently announced the first nine bouts for the Noche UFC fight card.
Noche UFC Fight Card: Official Fights
Diego Lopes (26-7) vs. Jean Silva (16-2): Featherweight
Tatianna Suarez (11-1) vs. Amanda Lemos (15-4-1): Strawweight
Raquel Pennington (16-10) vs. Norma Dumont (12-2): Women's bantamweight
Claudio Puellas (13-4) vs. Joaquim Silva (13-6): Lightweight
Edgar Chairez (12-6-0-1) vs. Alessandro Costa (14-4): Flyweight
Rafa García (17-4) vs. Jared Gordon (21-7-0-1): Lightweight
José Daniel Medina (11-5) vs. Duško Todorović (12-6): Middleweight
Jesús Aguilar (11-3) vs. Luis Gurule (10-1): Flyweight
Montserrat Rendon (6-1) vs. Alice Pereira (5-0): Women's bantamweight
Noche UFC Fight Card Date:
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Noche UFC Fight Card Location:
Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas
Noche UFC Tickets:
On Sale on Friday, July 25
Noche UFC Main Event: Diego Lopes Vs. Jean Silva
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 29: Diego Lopes of Brazil reacts to his victory over Dan Ige in a 165-pound ... More catchweight fight during the UFC 303 event at T-Mobile Arena on June 29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Diego Lopes (26-7) is the No. 2 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings. Lopes joined the UFC in May 2023, dropping his promotional debut to Movsar Evloev via decision. Lopes followed that setback with five straight wins. A win over Brian Ortega at UFC 306 earned Lopes a shot at the vacant UFC featherweight title against former champion Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314 in April of this year.
Lopes dropped that fight by decision. After his loss, I wrote:
"In my preview of this fight, I said that this matchup was too fast, too soon for Diego Lopes, but that it would prove to be a good learning experience for him. The fight essentially played out in that manner.
"Lopes was a game fighter throughout the 25-minute affair, but he didn't make adjustments. His game plan was to move forward, pressure Volkanovski and land with power. That's not a bad game plan for 99 percent of the UFC featherweights, but Volkanovski is an outlier, and as such, Lopes was not fully prepared for the level of fighter he faced on Saturday night.
'With this fight behind him, I expect Lopes will be better in his next title fight, and there will be a next title fight for him.'
At Noche UFC we find out what Lopes learned from facing one of the best to ever compete at 145 pounds.
DENVER, COLORADO - JULY 13: Jean Silva of Brazil reacts after his TKO victory over Drew Dober in a ... More lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Ball Arena on July 13, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
A member of The Fighting Nerds team out of Brazil, Jean Silva (16-2) joined the UFC in September 2023 when he scored a UFC contract thanks to a decision win over Kevin Vallejos on a Dana White's Contender Series card. Silva extended his winning streak to eight straight with his win over Vallejos.
Vallejos, who signed with the UFC following a 2024 DWCS win, is the last fighter to go the distance with Silva. Since his DWCS win, Silva has picked up four knockout victories, one submission and three straight fight-night bonus awards.
Silva is coming off a dominant performance at UFC 314, submitting Bryce Mitchell in the second round.
After his win over Mitchell, UFC commentator Joe Rogan said Silva, 'looks like a world champion.'
Silva enters Noche UFC as the No. 10 ranked featherweight.
We will have more on the upcoming Noche UFC fight card as the UFC Fight Night event approaches, including previews, odds, and predictions.
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