One of just a handful Mexican fighters announced so far for this year’s Noche UFC card is out of the event.
Edgar Chairez (12-6, 1NC) has been forced to withdraw from the San Antonio, Texas-based event on September 13, 2025, where he was expected to face Alessandro Costa.
The 29-year old flyweight announced the news on his Instagram story, citing a leg injury as the culprit. While Chairez initially tried to push trough it, his body (or at the very least his leg) unfortunately did not cooperate.
Mexico’s Edgar Chairez is 2-2 under inside the UFC octagon to date, and is coming off a Performance of the Night-winning submission victory over CJ Vergara back in March. He previously appeared on Dana White’s Contender Series.
This year’s Noche UFC was originally booked to take place in Guadalajara, Mexico to coincide with Mexican Independence Day. The card, however, was eventually shifted to San Antonio due to construction delays with the original venue.
Rising stars Diego Lopes and Jean Silva headline the event in a promising featherweight match-up. Prior to being moved, the event had been expected to be broadcast as a Pay-Per-View. It has since been switched to a Fight Night instead, with no UFC PPV expected to take place in September.
A replacement opponent likely to be secured for Alessandro Costa, meanwhile, especially given that Noche UFC is still several weeks away. The event as it stands currently features the following eleven reported fights:
- Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva
- Tatiana Suarez vs. Amanda Lemos
- Claudio Puelles vs. Joaquim Silva
- Zachary Reese vs. Sedriques Dumas
- José Daniel Medina vs. Duško Todorović
- Montserrat Rendon vs. Alice Pereira
- Jesús Santos Aguilar vs. Luis Gurule
- Raquel Pennington vs. Norma Dumont
- Rafa García vs. Jared Gordon
- Rob Font vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
- Carlos Vera vs. David Martinez
