Noche UFC takes place Saturday afternoon and evening. We take a look at the main card for this weekend’s fights: <\/p>\n
Noche UFC<\/a> fight week rolls on. Saturday, directly before Zuffa Boxing<\/a> sets up shop in Enterprise, NV for Conor Benn vs. Ryan Garcia,<\/a> Dana White’s other promotion is in Glendale, AZ for the fourth annual staging of the Noche UFC event.<\/a><\/p>\n Live coverage of Noche UFC begins with action from the prelims<\/a> at 2 pm ET\/ 11 am PT. Stateside, the entirety of the show can be seen on Paramount Plus.<\/a> Main card action follows at 5 pm ET\/ 2 pm PT.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n If there are no adjustments to be made to the schedule of activities, this week’s UFC <\/a>card will feature a slate of 13 fights from Desert Diamond Arena. A few weeks ago, the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League, one of the venue’s tenants, secured the IFL National Championship.<\/p>\n Noche UFC Main Event: No. 6 Contender Jean Silva vs. Jose Delgado: Fighting Nerds Client Eager to Break into Top-5<\/p>\n It’ll be moving day in the featherweight ranks during the Noche UFC main event on Saturday night when No. 6 contender Jean Silva <\/a>(17-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) clashes with Jose Delgado <\/a>(12-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC.) This main event is an advertised five rounds at five minutes per round to wrap up the night’s activities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Silva enters Noche UFC on Saturday having posted a record of 4-1 in his last five fights under MMA rules. On Jan. 24, during UFC 324, the company’s first show of the year, he scored a unanimous decision victory over Arnold Allen (21-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) after 15 minutes of action to open up the main card.<\/p>\n Delgado was not Silva’s original opponent for Noche UFC. Initially, the latter was slated to have versed Yair Rodriguez until he was forced off of the show due to sustaining a groin injury during camp for the main event.<\/p>\n Change in opponent notwithstanding for Jean Silva, the goal for the Noche UFC main event remains the same: Win. A victory here yields a spot in the top-5 as early as next week.<\/p>\n Jose Delgado with Quick Turnaround<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Jose Delgado comes into Saturday night’s main event with a 4-1 mark of his own in the past five contests. He’s won twice in a row thus far this year, including a unanimous decision victory over Austin Bashi (14-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in July.<\/p>\n By the time Saturday night rolls around, eight weeks, 56 days, will have elapsed between contests for the Delgado camp. With their fighter facing a ranked adversary in Jean Silva, Saturday’s main event is the perfect chance for him to crash the party at 145 and win his way into the rankings.<\/p>\n Can Delgado cash in at Noche UFC? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n Noche UFC Co-Main Event: No. 8 Contender Brandon Moreno vs. Joseph Morales: Moreno Looking to Get Back to Victory Lane<\/p>\n Immediately beforehand, flyweights take to the cage for the co-main event of the evening. No. 8 Brandon Moreno<\/a> (23-10-2 MMA, 11-7-2 UFC) battles Joseph Morales <\/a>(14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a three-round fight at five minutes per round.<\/p>\n Moreno will be making the walk with a 2-3 record in his last five outings. At the moment, he’s on a two-fight losing streak going into Noche UFC.\u00a0<\/p>\n Last time out, he dropped a unanimous decision at the hands of Lone’er Kavanagh in Mexico City at the end of February. This is a critical 15 minutes (or less) of action for Moreno, because if he slips up here, he’ll risk losing his spot inside the top-10.<\/p>\n Joseph Morales on Hot Streak Ahead of Noche UFC<\/p>\n Across the way, Joseph Morales has gone 5-0 in his last five professional contests Back on the night of Nov. 8, he stopped Matt Schnell (17-11, 1 NC MMA, 7-9, 1 NC UFC) with a first-round submission due to a guillotine choke inside Meta Apex.<\/p>\n This was Morales’ second victory in the UFC upon returning to the promotion’s active roster by way of the 2025 season of The Ultimate Fighter television series. Whenever a fighter is on a tear, as Joseph Morales is right now, it can be a daunting task to try and defeat him.<\/p>\n Will the 2025 TUF champion score his sixth straight win? Tune in and find out.\u00a0<\/p>\n Noche UFC: Tommy McMillen vs. Marwan Rahiki: McMillen with Backing of\u00a0 “Suga” Sean O’Malley<\/p>\n Also on Noche UFC’s main card on Saturday night, there’s more featherweight action to be held when Tommy McMillen <\/a>(11-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) fights Marwan Rahiki <\/a>(9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in a battle of unbeaten fighters. As such, neither combatant has yet to lose in professional competition.<\/p>\n When it comes to Tommy McMillen, counting amateur bouts, he’s won 18 times in succession. Nearly two months ago, he scored a third-round standing TKO due to punches over Alberto Montes (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC.) In the run-up to Noche UFC, Tommy McMillen’s camp has the support of Sean O’Malley, who recently spoke about him on YouTube.<\/p>\n “This kid is very, very sharp,” O’Malley said. “He’s dangerous, he hits hard. He’s slick.”<\/p>\n Marwan Rahiki Seeks 10th Pro Win<\/p>\n In the other corner, Marwan Rahiki has been known to be a brutal fighter so far in his career. Since joining the UFC’s active roster by way of Contender Series in its season finale last year, he’s gotten the job done without the need of the judges’ scorecards.\u00a0<\/p>\n On May 2 in Perth, he stopped Ollie Schmid (4-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) inside the opening round with a left hook followed by ground and pound. Numerically speaking, he’s won all nine of his professional fights inside the distance.<\/p>\n With his 10th professional appearance looming, one question remains: What happens this time? On Saturday, we’ll have an answer.<\/p>\n Rest of the Card<\/p>\n Three other fights round out the Noche UFC main card:<\/p>\n A women’s flyweight encounter matching No. 2 contender Manon Fiorot (13-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) and No. 3 contender Alexa Grasso (17-5-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC,) \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
\na critical heavyweight contest between No. 5 contender Waldo Cortes-Acosta (17-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) and No. 6 contender Curtis Blaydes (19-6, 1 NC MMA, 14-6, 1 NC UFC,)
\nand a bantamweight affair pairing No. 8 contender David Martinez (14-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) with Dan Ige (19-11 MMA, 11-10 UFC.)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n