Noche UFC
Noche UFC ("UFC Night") is the name the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion, gives to a series of events held in September, commemorating Mexican Independence Day. These events may be numbered or presented as a single "Fight Night" event.[1] [2]
What characterizes Noche UFC is that most of the fight card, including the main event, features a variety of Mexican fighters and those foreign fighters with Mexican ancestry.
History
[edit ]It was announced that UFC Fight Night 227, which fell on September 16, would be the first to bear the promotional name Noche UFC. There, Alexa Grasso, the organization's first Mexican woman world champion, made her first defense of the women's flyweight championship against former champion Valentina Shevchenko, whom she had previously defeated in March.[3] [4]
Initially, Noche UFC was thought to be a one-off event, but in early 2024, White announced that UFC 306 would be called "Noche UFC 2".[5] The event took place on September 15 at the newly built Sphere, where the main event was between Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili for the bantamweight championship,[6] while the trilogy fight between Grasso and Shevchenko for the women's flyweight championship was moved to the co-main event.[7]
In 2025, "Noche UFC 3" was announced, originally planned to take place in Mexico, specifically in Guadalajara, Jalisco, as part of the UFC 320 event. However, the card was moved to San Antonio, Texas (and became a Fight Night) due to the construction of Arena Guadalajara being halted.[8] Diego Lopes and Jean Silva were announced as the main event fighters.[9]
Events
[edit ]| Name | Event | Date | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noche UFC 3 | UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva | September 13, 2025 | Frost Bank Center | [10] |
| Noche UFC 2 | UFC 306 | September 14, 2024 | Sphere | [11] |
| Noche UFC 1 | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 | September 16, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena | [12] |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "¿Por qué UFC hizo una noche mexicana?". Claro Sports. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Cómo Noche UFC representa el presente y apunta al futuro de México en la promotora". ESPN.com. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Staff (2023年06月24日). "Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2 UFC flyweight title rematch set for September". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023年06月24日.
- ^ Abhishek Nambiar (2023年06月29日). "Breaking: Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2 set to headline UFC card on Mexican Independence Day". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023年06月29日.[dead link ]
- ^ "UFC to hold event at Las Vegas Sphere in 2024". ESPN.com. 2023年11月14日. Retrieved 2024年06月28日.
- ^ Nolan King (2024年07月26日). "Noche UFC at Sphere gets Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili title-fight headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024年07月26日.
- ^ Nolan King (2024年07月26日). "Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 3 to co-headline Noche UFC at Sphere". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024年07月26日.
- ^ Damon Martin (2025年05月31日). "Noche UFC 3 moves from Guadalajara, Mexico to San Antonio". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025年05月31日.
- ^ Damon Martin (2025年06月24日). "Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva booked as main event for latest Noche UFC". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025年06月24日.
- ^ Damon Martin (2025年06月24日). "Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva booked as main event for latest Noche UFC". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025年06月24日.
- ^ Nolan King (2024年07月26日). "Noche UFC at Sphere gets Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili title-fight headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024年07月26日.
- ^ Staff (2023年06月24日). "Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2 UFC flyweight title rematch set for September". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023年06月24日.
