UFC Noche 2025 is full of drama, hometown pride, and big matchups. Noche UFC 3 (“Lopes vs Silva”), set for September 13, 2025, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, delivers on all that. Here’s everything trending right now: the fights, the storylines, and what makes this card special.
Headliner & Main Matchups
- Diego Lopes vs Jean Silva is the main event, a featherweight clash between two fighters rising fast. Lopes is coming off a loss in a title fight, hungry to prove he belongs at the top. Silva, meanwhile, has been on a win streak since graduating from the Contender Series. There’s tension — Silva has been mocking Lopes’ ties to Mexico despite being Brazilian. Lopes says those jabs don’t bother him; he believes Silva is cautious when the lights get bright.
- A co-main event shift: Rob Font was originally set to fight Raul Rosas Jr., but Rosas pulled out with a rib injury. Font now faces David Martínez. That change reshapes the expectations; Font needs a solid win to stay relevant among the contenders.
Other Key Fights & Storylines
- Alessandro Costa vs Alden Coria — Coria replaced Édgar Cháirez (who withdrew due to a broken leg). It’s a short-notice entry for Coria, which often means unpredictability.
- Amanda Lemos vs Tatiana Suárez — Two former championship challengers meeting up; this matchup has history. It was supposed to happen earlier, but it got delayed due to an injury. When they finally face off, fans will be watching for pace, ground control, and whether one version of Suárez (returning from injury) looks back to form.
- The TUF (The Ultimate Fighter) Welterweight Finale: Rodrigo Sezinando vs Daniil Donchenko. This is more than a fight — for the winner, momentum, and opportunity.
What Makes This Noche UFC “Special”
- It’s the third Noche UFC event, traditionally tied to Mexican Independence Day celebrations. But this time, it was relocated from Guadalajara to San Antonio because the arena there isn’t ready. Despite that, the UFC still leans into the regional vibe with promotions, merchandise (Spurs collab gear), and local fan engagement.
- Format: the event begins with prelims in the afternoon, then the main card later. That gives fans plenty of fights, not just the headliner.
- Positioning: Many fighters on this card are at inflection points in their careers — needing big wins to climb rankings or prove they’re still top-tier.
- Media / Hype: Lopes has been vocal, calling out Silva in interviews, claiming Silva shows fear “in his eyes.” Silva responds with trash talk. This back-and-forth, especially when personal, adds to the “special fight” feel.
Full Fight Card — UFC Noche 2025: Lopes vs Silva
Here are all the confirmed matchups for the card:
Main Card
- Diego Lopes vs Jean Silva — Featherweight
- Rob Font vs David Martínez — Bantamweight
- Rafa García vs Jared Gordon — Lightweight
- Kelvin Gastelum vs Dustin Stoltzfus — Middleweight
- Alexander Hernandez vs Diego Ferreira — Lightweight
- Santiago Luna vs Quang Le — Bantamweight
Preliminary Card
- José Daniel Medina vs Duško Todorović — Middleweight
- Claudio Puelles vs Joaquim Silva — Lightweight
- Amanda Lemos vs Tatiana Suárez — Women’s Strawweight
- Jesus Aguilar vs Luis Gurule — Flyweight
- Zach Reese vs Sedriques Dumas — Middleweight
- Alessandro Costa vs Alden Coria — Flyweight
- Montserrat Rendon vs Alice Pereira — Women’s Bantamweight
- Rodrigo Sezinando vs Daniil Donchenko — Welterweight
Trending Topics Around the Event
These are the things people are searching for and talking about a lot lately:
- Will Lopes rebound from his loss in the title fight, or will Silva make a statement and move up the featherweight ranks?
- How significant is the change for the co-main event with Font vs Martínez? How does that affect rankings?
- Tatiana Suárez’s health and performance: after pulling out of a scheduled fight, can she show she’s still elite?
- The late replacements: Coria stepping in, Luna vs Le changed matchups. Those often produce surprise results or underdog stories.
- Local vs national support: With the event in San Antonio, how much of a “home advantage” will Lopes have? Will regional fans shift loyalties or get behind fighters with Mexican ties, even if they’re not Mexican?
Things to Watch Out For
- Fighting style matchups — power striking vs wrestling or grappling; how Silva’s striking might fare against Lopes’ ground game if it gets there.
- Pace: who presses, who waits. Sometimes the fighter who pushes early burns out.
- How the replacements perform under pressure. A late change can mess with a fighter’s training, but can also present an opportunity.
- Mental warfare — trash talk, psychological pressure. Lopes seems confident that Silva is rattled; whether that’s real could make a difference in how the fight goes.
Final Thoughts
UFC Noche 2025 isn’t just another card. It’s one of those nights where several major threads converge: comeback quests, replacements, legacy matchups, hometown energy, and raw stakes.
The headline fight could set the tone for the featherweight division, and several undercard bouts carry high reward if the fighters seize this moment.