Diego Lopes to Face Jean Silva at UFC Noche
By FCF Staff
After having the card move locations, and change from a pay-per-view designation, UFC Noche has its main event.
The September 13th card, which is now taking place in San Antonio, Texas, and not Guadalajara, Mexico, will see Diego Lopes and Jean Silva battle in the main event. The featherweight contest was announced Tuesday by UFC CEO Dana White.
Lopes (26-7) is looking to return to the win column, after dropping a unanimous decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski in April. That fight was for the then, vacant, featherweight title. Lopes had won five in a row prior to the loss.
Silva (16-2), meanwhile, is coming off a submission win over Bryce Mitchell in April. The surging contender has won 13 in a row.
Currently, Silva is ranked #11 in the UFC’s featherweight division and Lopes is ranked #2.