UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas , United States |
| Products | Mixed martial arts events |
| Website | www |
Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva—also identified as UFC Fight Night 259, Noche UFC 3, and UFC on ESPN+ 117—was a mixed martial arts event organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 13, 2025, held at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Background
This event represented the UFC's fourth occasion hosting in San Antonio, with the previous visit occurring in March 2023. It was the third consecutive yearly "Noche UFC" event celebrating Mexico's Independence Day, following editions in 2023 and 2024. Initially slated to be UFC 320 in Guadalajara, Mexico, the event was shifted to San Antonio and redesignated as a Fight Night because of construction delays at Arena Guadalajara.
The main event in the featherweight division showcased a bout between former title contender Diego Lopes and Jean Silva. The bantamweight co-headliner was originally scheduled to feature Rob Font against Raul Rosas Jr.; however, Rosas withdrew due to a rib injury and was replaced by David Martínez. Martínez had been booked to fight Carlos Vera, who also pulled out, with Quang Le stepping in to face Martínez. Subsequently, Le competed against promotional newcomer Santiago Luna.
A women's strawweight matchup between former title challengers Amanda Lemos and Tatiana Suarez took place after being postponed from UFC 298 owing to Suarez’s earlier injury.
In middleweight competition, Sedriques Dumas and Zachary Reese fought after their prior bout at UFC 311 was canceled. Flyweight Alessandro Costa faced Alden Coria, who stepped in for Édgar Cháirez following Cháirez’s broken leg.
A women's bantamweight contest between former champion Raquel Pennington and Norma Dumont was canceled after Pennington withdrew due to injury.
The welterweight final of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen featuring Rodrigo Sezinando and Daniil Donchenko was held at this event after being moved from UFC 319 because of Sezinando’s injury.
At the weigh-ins, Kelvin Gastelum exceeded the middleweight limit by five pounds; his fight proceeded at catchweight with a penalty of 35% of his purse awarded to opponent Dustin Stoltzfus.
Results
{{MMAevent bout |Middleweight |Zachary Reese |vs. |Sedriques Dumas |No Contest (accidental groin kick) |1 |0:51 |}
{{MMAevent bout |Women's Bantamweight |Montserrat Rendon |def. |Alice Pereira |Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) |} {{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |(Daniil Donchenko) |(def.) Rodrigo Sezinando |(TKO punches) |(1) |(4:27) |}
Bonus awards
Monetary bonuses of $50,000 were granted as follows:
- Fight of the Night: Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva
- Performance of the Night: Diego Lopes and Santiago Luna