Noche UFC Preview: Jean Silva vs Jose Delgado Full Card, Odds, Film Study & Weigh-In Video
By Real Combat Media MMA Editorial Staff
Glendale, Arizona, (September 11th, 2026)–Every fighter made weight for UFC’s Mexican Independence Day tradition, and the promotion’s first event at Desert Diamond Arena is stacked from top to bottom. No. 6 featherweight Jean Silva headlines against late-replacement Jose Miguel Delgado, two former flyweight champions in Brandon Moreno and Alexa Grasso look for career-reviving statements, and a pair of top-10 heavyweights round out a main card with real stakes at every turn. Below is the full breakdown of all six main card fights, complete weigh-in results, and the ceremonial weigh-in video.
Main Event: Jean Silva vs Jose Miguel Delgado — Featherweight (5 Rounds)
| Jean Silva | Jose Miguel Delgado | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 17-3 | 12-2 |
| Age | 27 | 28 |
Silva was the No. 6-ranked featherweight heading into camp and one of the division’s hardest-charging finishers, a 13-fight win streak only snapped last year when Diego Lopes caught him with a spinning back elbow. He answered with a unanimous decision over Arnold Allen in January and was lined up for a ranked step-up against Yair Rodriguez before an injury forced a late swap. Delgado, an Arizona native fighting a few miles from home, accepted the opportunity to headline on short notice after going 2-0 in 2026, and brings a real height and reach advantage along with a durable chin and a stated willingness to stand and trade. It’s a massive jump in competition on a compressed camp, but a live one: Delgado has nothing to lose and a home crowd behind him.
Keys to Victory: Silva wants to use his volume and killer instinct to press the pace and find the finish before five rounds forces him to manage a fight against a bigger man. Delgado needs to use his reach to keep this at distance early and make Silva work for every entry, since a firefight favors the champion-tested finisher.
Odds: Silva -440 to -455, Delgado +310 to +320
Co-Main Event: Brandon Moreno vs Joseph Morales — Flyweight
| Brandon Moreno | Joseph Morales | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 23-10-2 | 14-2 |
| Age | 32 | 31 |
| Height | 5’7″ | 5’6″ |
| Reach | 70″ | 68″ |
A two-time former flyweight champion, Moreno is 4-5 in his last nine fights and facing real questions about whether he remains a genuine title threat at 32. Morales, The Ultimate Fighter Season 33 winner, arrives red-hot off a submission finish of Matt Schnell and almost no data points against a fighter of Moreno’s caliber — which is exactly why the market is treating this as a true pick’em rather than a showcase for the former champ.
Keys to Victory: Moreno needs his experience and craft on the mat to matter against an opponent with limited high-level tape. Morales wants to push the pace, test Moreno’s chin and durability early, and make the future hall-of-famer look every one of his last nine fights.
Odds: Moreno +100 to -102, Morales -125 to -128
Manon Fiorot vs Alexa Grasso — Women’s Flyweight
| Manon Fiorot | Alexa Grasso | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 13-2 | 17-5-1 |
| Age | 36 | 33 |
| Height | 5’7″ | 5’5″ |
| Reach | 65″ | 66″ |
| Stance | Southpaw | Orthodox |
Fiorot enters 8-1 inside the Octagon with a resume that arguably deserved a title shot before the division’s shakeup left her on the outside. Grasso, a former champion, is fresh off the most spectacular finish of her year against Maycee Barber and remains live against anyone at 125. This is the kind of fight that could reorder the entire flyweight picture depending on how it goes.
Keys to Victory: Fiorot wants to use volume and her jab to keep Grasso at range and pile up rounds the way she always does. Grasso needs to find the counter opportunities that made her finish of Barber so violent and avoid absorbing Fiorot’s output for 15 straight minutes.
Odds: Fiorot -238 to -265, Grasso +185 to +200
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Curtis Blaydes — Heavyweight
| Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Curtis Blaydes | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 17-3 | 19-6 (1 NC) |
| Age | 34 | 35 |
| Height | 6’4″ | 6’4″ |
| Reach | 78″ | 80″ |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
Two top-10 heavyweights collide in a power-versus-wrestling puzzle. Cortes-Acosta is coming off a decision loss to Alexander Volkov but owns nine knockouts and a finishing instinct that can trouble anyone at 265. Blaydes brings a decade of divisional relevance built on volume wrestling and ground-and-pound, with thirteen of his nineteen wins coming by finish.
Keys to Victory: Cortes-Acosta wants to keep this standing and let his hands go before Blaydes can find a takedown. Blaydes needs to close the distance, get this to the mat, and grind out the kind of decision that’s defined his career against dangerous strikers.
Odds: Cortes-Acosta -210 to -213, Blaydes +162 to +165
Tommy McMillen vs Marwan Rahiki — Featherweight
| Tommy McMillen | Marwan Rahiki | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 11-0 | 9-0 |
| Age | 28 | 24 |
| Height | 6’0″ | 5’8″ |
| Reach | 74″ | 72″ |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
Both undefeated Contender Series graduates get a featured slot in a card-placement decision that’s already drawn some backstage chatter. The Phoenix-area-trained McMillen gets a natural home-region boost and has already won inside the Octagon; the Sydney-based Rahiki counters with eight knockouts in nine wins and has been vocal about ending the fight early.
Keys to Victory: McMillen wants to use his four-inch height edge and hometown energy to control range and pace. Rahiki needs to close the distance behind his power and test whether McMillen’s undefeated record has ever faced this kind of finishing ability.
Odds: McMillen -167 to -178, Rahiki +132 to +138
David Martinez vs Dan Ige — Bantamweight
An ascending Contender Series alum on a two-fight decision streak, Martinez gets a notable veteran name in Ige, who’s making his first drop to bantamweight after going 0-4-1 across his last five fights at featherweight. It’s a chance for Martinez to add real credibility to his resume, and a chance for Ige to prove he’s got another life left in a new division.
Keys to Victory: Martinez wants to use his physicality and the size he carries down from featherweight to control the fight early. Ige needs his experience and craft to matter immediately, before the weight cut and level of competition catch up to him.
Odds: Martinez -357 to -400, Ige +265 to +285
Full Weigh-In Results
Main Card (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)
Jean Silva (145) vs. Jose Miguel Delgado (145.5)
Brandon Moreno (125.5) vs. Joseph Morales (125.5)
Tommy McMillen (145) vs. Marwan Rahiki (145.5)
Manon Fiorot (125) vs. Alexa Grasso (125)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (262) vs. Curtis Blaydes (260)
David Martinez (135) vs. Dan Ige (135.5)
Preliminary Card (Paramount+, 2 p.m. ET)
Tim Elliott (130) vs. Edgar Chairez (130), catchweight
Ignacio Bahamondes (170) vs. Muslim Salikhov (170.5)
Yousri Belgaroui (185.5) vs. Djorden Santos (185)
Drakkar Klose (155.5) vs. Tommy Gantt (155.5)
Rafa Garcia (155) vs. Rongzhu (155)
Jessie Rosas (145.5) vs. Sean King III (145.5)
JJ Aldrich (125) vs. Regina Tarin (125)
Watch: Ceremonial Weigh-In
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