
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s fourth edition of Noche UFC
reportedly has a new main event.
Jean
Silva was originally scheduled to face Yair
Rodriguez in the main event at
Noche UFC 4 on Sept. 12 at the Desert Diamond Arena in
Glendale, Arizona. However, per a new report by Guilherme Cruz, Rodriguez has pulled out for unknown
reasons and will now be replaced by Jose
Delgado.
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Jose Delgado replaces Yair Rodriguez in Jean Silva’s Noche UFC
4 main event
Delgado (12-2) is 4-0 in the UFC since making his Octagon debut in
2024. Coming off decision wins over Andre Fili
and Austin
Bashi, he will face his biggest step up in competition by far
against Silva (17-3).
Meanwhile, Silva is coming off a decision win over Arnold
Allen, rebounding from his lone UFC loss to Diego
Lopes. “Lord” had finished all five of his previous UFC
opponents before losing to Lopes. The Brazilian reacted to the
change of opponent on X.
“Hunter took care of everything, we have a new target,” Silva
posted on X. “New opponent, same date, same goal.”
Rodriguez (20-5) is now facing backlash for yet another withdrawal.
“El Pantera” hasn’t fought since a win over Patricio
Freire last April, which saw him rebound from consecutive
stoppage losses to Alexander
Volkanovski and Brian
Ortega.
🚨 BREAKING: Jose
Delgado is stepping in to fight Jean Silva
in the main event of #NocheUFC
on September 12(via @MMAFighting)
https://t.co/QRFDmCV1Hn
pic.twitter.com/hazkB6BtID— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
August 19, 2026