How to Watch Noche UFC ‘Lopes vs. Silva’

The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will pay homage to Mexican Independence Day with UFC Fight Night 259 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, where featherweights with violent tendencies shoulder the marquee. Want to watch the show? A brief how-to rundown:

Where to Watch Noche UFC ‘Lopes vs. Silva’ TODAY (Sept. 13) in the United States

The broadcast of UFC Fight Night 259 will stream live to ESPN+. You can view it here: Watch UFC Fight Night 259

Top 10 featherweights step into the spotlight, as Diego Lopes locks horns with Jean Silva in a five-round headliner that promises fireworks to the nth degree. Meanwhile, New England Cartel mainstay Rob Font confronts former Combate Global champion David Martinez in the three-round bantamweight co-main event at 135 pounds.


Lopes, 30, has rattled off seven wins across his past nine outings. The Lobo Gym representative last fought at UFC 314, where a five-round unanimous decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski denied his bid to capture the vacant featherweight championship. Lopes boasts 22 finishes among his 26 career victories. Silva, meanwhile, enters the Octagon on the strength of a 13-fight winning streak. The 28-year-old Fighting Nerds standout owns a perfect 5-0 record in the UFC. Silva has secured 15 of his 16 professional victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission.

The rest of the UFC Fight Night 259 main card—which kicks off on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT—features a lightweight showcase matching Rafa Garcia with Jared Gordon, a middleweight affair pitting Kelvin Gastelum against Dustin Stoltzfus and bantamweight battle pairing Santiago Luna with Quang Le. A lightweight showdown slotting Factory X export Alexander Hernandez opposite Fortis MMA’s Diego Ferreira anchors the prelims, which stream to ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.

Where to Watch Noche UFC ‘Lopes vs. Silva’ TONIGHT (Sept. 13) in the United Kingdom

TNT Sports is the lone broadcaster showing UFC Fight Night 259 live in the United Kingdom. Coverage begins at 8 p.m. BST.

The complete UFC Fight Night 259 card as of Sept. 12, 2025:

• Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva – featherweight main event
• Rob Font vs. David Martinez – bantamweight co-main event
• Rafa Garcia vs. Jared Gordon – lightweight bout
• Kelvin Gastelum vs. Dustin Stoltzfus – middleweight bout
• Santiago Luna vs. Quang Le – bantamweight bout
• Alexander Hernandez vs. Diego Ferreira – lightweight bout
• Jose Medina vs. Dusko Todorovic – middleweight bout
• Claudio Puelles vs. Joaquim Silva – lightweight bout
• Tatiana Suarez vs. Amanda Lemos – women’s strawweight bout
• Jesus Santos Aguilar vs. Luis Gurule – flyweight bout
• Zachary Reese vs. Sedriques Dumas – middleweight bout
• Alessandro Costa vs. Alden Coria – flyweight bout
• Montserrat Rendon vs. Alice Pereira – women’s bantamweight bout
• Rodrigo Sezinando vs. Daniil Donchenko – “The Ultimate Fighter 33” welterweight final