Silva headlined Noche UFC 4 in Glendale and got tagged early by Jose Miguel Delgado before turning it around, dropping him in round three and finishing with a one-armed rear-naked choke. Afterward Silva didn't hedge about what's next, saying flatly, "I'm next, and I will be champion." We're hearing that Sterling threw out his own pitch for a December fight, telling him, "Or we can fight for it. December. Run it." With the featherweight title picture still sorting itself out, Silva's performance gives him a real case to jump the line.
Sources (13)
We summarise the day's news in our own words. Full credit to the outlets below for the original reporting, click through to read their work.
- Jean Silva calls for next UFC Featherweight title fight, ‘Funk Master’ shoots his (bad) shot, ‘Run it’ (Yahoo Sports)
- Noche UFC Post Show: Reaction to Jean Silva’s big win, Tommy McMillen’s rise (MMA Fighting)
- UFC could urge Aspinall to vacate heavyweight title (Yahoo Sports)
- Grasso takes out Fiorot to stay in UFC title picture; Silva taps Delgado (ESPN MMA)
- Dana White shrugs off questionable Garcia-Benn stoppage, ‘It wasn’t horrible’ | Zuffa Boxing (MMA Mania)
- Dana White reveals UFC ‘will be talking about’ stripping Tom Aspinall of heavyweight title (Bloody Elbow)
- Chris Eubank Jr. reacts to Conor Benn’s brutal title loss against Ryan Garcia (Bloody Elbow)
- Medal rounds! ADCC 2026, Day 2 – live stream, BJJ results, video highlights (MMA Mania)
- Jai Opetaia delivers brutal standing knockout over Noel Mikaelian, sets up future fight against David Benavidez (MMA Fighting)
- Jean Silva taps out Jose Miguel Delgado with one-armed submission to cap off Noche UFC main event (MMA Fighting)
- Noche UFC live blog: Jean Silva vs. Jose Miguel Delgado (MMA Fighting)
- Noche UFC 4 results: Biggest winners, losers from ‘Silva vs. Delgado’ last night (MMA Mania)
- Ilia Topuria should face Paddy Pimblett next, says former UFC champion (BJPENN.com)
Split from that day's roundup, so the sources listed are the full set behind the whole edition rather than this story alone.
This story ran in the September 13, 2026 edition of the daily show.