UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado
Mixed martial arts event in 2026
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UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado (also known as UFC Fight Night 288 and Noche UFC 4) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on September 12, 2026, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, United States.[1]
| UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 12, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Desert Diamond Arena | |||
| City | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Glendale and first since UFC 263 in June 2021. It is also scheduled to be the fourth annual Noche UFC event commemorating Mexico's independence day, following UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva in September 2025.[1]
A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Champion Yair Rodríguez and Jean Silva was scheduled to headline the event.[2] However, Rodríguez withdrew from the fight due to injury and was replaced by Jose Delgado.[3][4]
A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Curtis Blaydes and former LFA Heavyweight Champion Waldo Cortes-Acosta is scheduled for the event.[5] They were previously incorrectly reported to be competing at UFC 331 one week later.[6]
Former interim UFC Middleweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner) Kelvin Gastelum and Yousri Belgaroui were expected to meet in a middleweight bout at the preliminary card.[7] However, Gastelum pulled out on August 13 and was replaced by Djorden Santos.[8]
A featherweight bout between promotional newcomer Ramiro Jimenez and Rodrigo Vera was scheduled at this event.[9] However, Vera was removed from the event due to visa issues, so the bout was cancelled.[10]
Fight card
| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Jean Silva | vs. | Jose Delgado | ||||
| Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | vs. | Joseph Morales | ||||
| Featherweight | Tommy McMillen | vs. | Marwan Rahiki | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Manon Fiorot | vs. | Alexa Grasso | ||||
| Heavyweight | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | vs. | Curtis Blaydes | ||||
| Bantamweight | David Martínez | vs. | Dan Ige | ||||
| Preliminary card (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Tim Elliott | vs. | Édgar Cháirez | ||||
| Welterweight | Ignacio Bahamondes | vs. | Muslim Salikhov | ||||
| Middleweight | Yousri Belgaroui | vs. | Djorden Santos | ||||
| Lightweight | Drakkar Klose | vs. | Thomas Gantt | ||||
| Lightweight | Rafa García | vs. | Rong Zhu | ||||
| Featherweight | Sean King | vs. | Jessie Rosas | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | JJ Aldrich | vs. | Regina Tarin | ||||
