Yair Rodriguez returns against Jean Silva in Noche UFC 4 main event

Yair
Rodriguez is set to make his Octagon return against one of the
featherweight division’s most dangerous finishers.

The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship interim featherweight champion
will headline
Noche UFC 4 opposite Jean Silva
on Sept. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.

Yair Rodriguez and Jean Silva headline UFC Noche 4
featherweight matchup in Glendale

Rodriguez (20-5) will compete for the first time since defeating
former Bellator
champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire by unanimous decision in April
2025.

Meanwhile, Silva (17-3) has established himself as one of the
division’s most exciting contenders. He’s coming off a decision
victory over Arnold
Allen in January. The Brazilian has finished the likes of
Bryce
Mitchell, Drew Dober
and Charles
Jourdain since winning a contract on
Dana White’s Contender Series.

Silva previously headlined the third edition of Noche UFC in 2025,
losing to Diego
Lopes. Rodriguez, meanwhile, has never competed at a Noche UFC
event.

The fourth edition of Noche UFC will also feature former champions
Alexa
Grasso and Brandon
Moreno, returning against Manon
Fiorot and Joseph
Morales, respectively.