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Yair Rodriguez out of Noche UFC main event, Jean Silva gets new opponent

Published

2 months ago

August 19, 2026

Yair Rodriguez out of Noche UFC main event, Jean Silva gets new opponent

Jean Silva will now fight Jose Delgado in the main event of Noche UFC after Yair Rodriguez pulled out of the Sept. 12 card due to undisclosed reasons; multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting.

Noche UFC will take place at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Delgado (12-2) gets his first main event assignment in his native Arizona coming off a pair of wins over Andre Fili and Austin Bashi earlier this year, earning himself a spot on the new Meta UFC rankings. Delgado was victorious in four of his UFC appearances, losing only to Nathaniel Wood in 2025.

Silva (17-3) will attempt to keep his momentum going after a decision victory over Arnold Allen in January, when he rebounded from a thrilling title eliminator loss to Diego Lopes. â€œLordâ€ currently holds a 6-1 UFC record with four bonuses cashed.

Rodriguez (20-5, 1 no contest) hasn't fought since April 2025, when he beat Patricio Pitbull via decision at UFC 314. That was also the first appearance in over a year for the former interim champion, putting an end to his two-fight losing skid against Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega.

Damon Martin contributed to this report.

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Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Published

7 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Joaquin
Buckley remains undeterred after his third consecutive defeat
in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Buckley faced Mike Malott in the Canadian's home country at

UFC Edmonton on Saturday. Malott landed a knee in the second
round and followed with a punch before the referee stopped the
bout. Despite the setback, â€œNew Mansaâ€ remains optimistic about his
future.

Joaquin Buckley plans to document his rebuild after Mike
Malott’s UFC Edmonton knockout

Buckley won six straight fights before his current skid. He now
plans to livestream his efforts to rebuild, inviting fans to follow
the process.

â€œRight now, we rebuilding and I want y'all to see the process, not
just the results,â€ Buckley wrote in the caption of his postfight
Instagram post. â€œThe highs, the lows, and everything it takes to
become who God called me to be.â€

In the accompanying video, Buckley said he wants to share his
training and introduce fans to his team.

â€œI realize that I want to document everything,â€ Buckley said. â€œI
want to document the process, I want to document the work, I want
to document the team. This is really just starting back over from
scratch; creating a new foundation and making something happenâ€¦ I'm
not going to stop; I'm going to keep working. And I'll make sure
that everybody remembers that name.â€

MMA

Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Published

7 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Joaquin
Buckley remains undeterred after his third consecutive defeat
in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Buckley faced Mike Malott in the Canadian's home country at

Joaquin Buckley plans to document his rebuild after Mike
Malott’s UFC Edmonton knockout

Buckley won six straight fights before his current skid. He now
plans to livestream his efforts to rebuild, inviting fans to follow
the process.

In the accompanying video, Buckley said he wants to share his
training and introduce fans to his team.

MMA

Video: ‘UFC 333 Countdown’ full episode

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7 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Alexander Volkanovski faces an undefeated challenger, and Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili settle their epic trilogy at UFC 333 this Saturday.

In the main event, Volkanovski puts his featherweight title on the line once again as he takes on Movsar Evloev, who has had his hand raised in all 10 of his UFC appearances and holds wins over Lerone Murphy, Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen, and Diego Lopes. At 38, Volkanovski is closer to the end of his career than the beginning, but can he muster up another classic performance to deny the hungry Evloev?

The stakes are just as high in the co-main event, which sees Yan and Dvalishvili face off for a third time with both men owning a definitive victory in their series. Dvalishvili defeated Yan in a three-round bout in 2023, handing Yan a third straight loss and seemingly removing him from the title picture for good; however, Yan bounced back and ended Dvalishvili's bantamweight championship run this past December with a virtuoso five-round performance. Now, the battle again, with a belt and possibly all-time great status on the line.

Check out the full episode of â€˜UFC 333 Countdown' above.