{"id":375396,"date":"2026-08-01T22:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=375396"},"modified":"2026-08-01T22:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:33:21","slug":"yair-rodriguez-set-to-finish-18-month-layoff-by-headlining-noche-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/yair-rodriguez-set-to-finish-18-month-layoff-by-headlining-noche-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Yair Rodriguez set to finish 18-month layoff by headlining Noche UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yair Rodriguez is booked to make his eagerly anticipated return to the Octagon on September 12.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The long-time featherweight contender hasn\u2019t fought since picking up a unanimous decision win over Patricio \u2018Pitbull\u2019 Freire at UFC 314 in April 2025.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s now been revealed that Yair Rodriguez will compete within the important event of the UFC\u2019s fourth annual show celebrating Mexican Independence Day.<\/p>\n

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Yair Rodriguez vs. Jean Silva booked for Noche UFC<\/h2>\n

Yair Rodriguez\u2019s long-awaited return to MMA was reported by ESPN\u2019s Higor Ciconello on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne in all the highest Brazilian rising stars within the organization, \u2018Lord\u2019, will face former featherweight title challenger\u00a0Yair Rodriguez\u00a0within the important event of Noche UFC, scheduled for September 12 on the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona (USA),\u201d Ciconello wrote.<\/p>\n

Lower than 24 hours earlier, Jean Silva excited his fans by teasing fight news on social media. <\/p>\n

The #6 UFC featherweight contender posted emojis that suggested he has signed the contract for his next fight. <\/p>\n

Rodriguez, then again, has been silent about his fighting future. Belal Muhammad recently claimed his teammate goes to leap as much as the lightweight division, but that move appears to have fallen through. <\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8 Jean Silva x Yair Rodr\u00edguez \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n

O \u201cLord\u201d ter\u00e1 pela frente o ex-desafiante ao cintur\u00e3o dos pesos-penas Yair Rodr\u00edguez na luta principal do Noche UFC, marcado para o dia 12 de setembro, na Desert Diamond Arena, em Glendale, no Arizona (EUA). pic.twitter.com\/d3Z9ZdrUNx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Higor Ciconello \ud83d\uddde (@higorciconello) August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Who else is fighting at Noche UFC?<\/h2>\n
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  • <\/use><\/svg>Brandon Moreno vs. Joseph Morales<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Manon Fiorot vs. Alexa Grasso<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Curtis Blaydes<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Tim Elliott vs. \u00c9dgar Ch\u00e1irez<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Kelvin Gastelum vs. Yousri Belgaroui<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>JJ Aldrich vs. Regina Tar\u00edn<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>David Mart\u00ednez vs. Dan Ige<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Muslim Salikhov vs. Ignacio Bahamondes<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Drakkar Klose vs. Thomas Gantt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Follow us on Google Discover Yair Rodriguez is booked to make his eagerly anticipated return to the Octagon on September 12. The long-time featherweight contender hasn\u2019t fought since picking up a unanimous decision win over Patricio \u2018Pitbull\u2019 Freire at UFC 314 in April 2025. It\u2019s now been revealed that Yair Rodriguez will compete within the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":375397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[31741,39322,21763,14439,7440,1083,3928,16290],"class_list":["post-375396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-18month","tag-headlining","tag-layoff","tag-noche","tag-rodriguez","tag-set","tag-ufc","tag-yair"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t