{"id":130668,"date":"2025-09-09T07:37:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T07:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/130668\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T07:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T07:37:06","slug":"ufc-fight-night-259-make-your-predictions-for-diego-lopes-vs-jean-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/130668\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Fight Night 259: Make your predictions for Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 259. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we&#8217;ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).<\/p>\n<p>Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC Fight Night 259 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, for the promotion\u2019s annual Mexican Independence Day celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Make your picks below.<\/p>\n<p>Daniil Donchenko vs. Rodrigo Sezinando<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Donchenko (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Sezinando (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Donchenko -240, Sezinando +200<\/p>\n<p>Alice Pereira vs. Montserrat Rendon<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Pereira (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Rendon (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Division: Women\u2019s bantamweight<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Pereira -155, Rendon +130<\/p>\n<p>Alden Coria vs. Alessandro Costa<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Coria (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Costa (14-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Coria +330, Costa -480<\/p>\n<p>Sedriques Dumas vs. Zachary Reese<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Dumas (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Reese (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Dumas +205, Reese -255<\/p>\n<p>Jesus Aguilar vs. Luis Gurule<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Aguilar (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Gurule (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Aguilar +175, Gurule -210<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Lemos vs. Tatiana Suarez<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Lemos (15-4-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Suarez (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Division: Women\u2019s strawweight<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rankings: Suarez No. 3, Lemos No. 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Lemos +325, Suarez -450<\/p>\n<p>Claudio Puelles vs. Joaquim Silva<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Puelles (12-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC), Silva (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Puelles -120, Silva +100<\/p>\n<p>Jose Medina vs. Dusko Todorovic<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Medina (11-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Todorovic (12-6 MMA, 3-6 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Medina +250, Todorovic -320<\/p>\n<p>Quang Le vs. Santiago Luna<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Le (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Luna (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Le -105, Luna -115<\/p>\n<p>Diego Ferreira vs. Alexander Hernandez<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Ferreira (19-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Hernandez (17-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Ferreira +120, Hernandez -150<\/p>\n<p>Kelvin Gastelum vs. Dustin Stoltzfus<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Gastelum (19-10 MMA, 13-10 UFC), Stoltzfus (16-7 MMA, 3-6 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Gastelum -265, Stoltzfus +215<\/p>\n<p>Rafa Garcia vs. Jared Gordon<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Garcia (17-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC), Gordon (21-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Garcia +210, Gordon -260<\/p>\n<p>Rob Font vs. David Martinez<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Font (22-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC), Martinez (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Font -150, Martinez +125<\/p>\n<p>Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Lopes (26-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Silva (16-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rankings: Lopes No. 5, Silva No. 8<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 09.08.25): Lopes -275, Silva +225<\/p>\n<p>UFC Fight Night 259 fight card (as of Sept. 8, 1 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rob Font vs. David Martinez<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rafa Garcia vs. Jared Gordon<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kelvin Gastelum vs. Dustin Stoltzfus<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Diego Ferreira vs. Alexander Hernandez<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Quang Le vs. Santiago Luna<\/p>\n<p>PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jose Medina vs. Dusko Todorovic<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Claudio Puelles vs. Joaquim Silva<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Amanda Lemos vs. Tatiana Suarez<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jesus Aguilar vs. Luis Gurule<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Sedriques Dumas vs. Zachary Reese<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Alden Coria vs. Alessandro Costa<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Alice Pereira vs. Montserrat Rendon<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Daniil Donchenko vs. Rodrigo Sezinando<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2025\/09\/08\/noche-ufc-san-antonio-diego-lopes-vs-jean-silva-reader-predictions-picks\/86046635007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Noche UFC: Make predictions for Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Noche UFC: Make predictions for Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 259. 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