​PHOENIX, AZ – JANUARY 15: Yair Rodriguez celebrates his victory over BJ Penn during the UFC Fight Night event at the at Talking Stick Resort Arena on January 15, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) GettyThe UFC is in need of a new main event for Noche UFC on September 12 in Glendale, Arizona. Yair Rodríguez is out of his fight with Jean Silva for undisclosed reasons. The UFC wants to keep Silva on the card.It is unknown at the moment whether Silva will remain as the headliner on the event or whether the UFC will bump up another fight that was previously signed for three rounds. Multiple sources have confirmed the news to Heavy.com after an initial report from AG Fight.In Search Of A New OpponentThe Mexican fighter was supposed to fight for the first time on a Noche UFC card. The former interim champion won his most recent fight in April last year against Patricio Pitbull. That win broke a two-fight losing skid for the Mexican contender. Rodríguez was interested in moving up a division but took the fight against Silva at featherweight. When he will return is unknown.Silva was booked for his second back-to-back Noche UFC event. The Brazilian fighter fought last year in the main event against his countryman Diego Lopes. Silva lost that fight via TKO in the second round, but recently bounced back with a unanimous decision win against Arnold Allen.Status UnknownAs earlier stated, it is unknown if Silva remains on the card, but the UFC is searching for an opponent for the Brazilian fan favorite.😂— Jean “Lord” Silva (@Jeansilvamma96) August 19, 2026Noche UFC – Glendale Main CardJean Silva vs. TBABrandon Moreno vs. Joseph MoralesTommy McMillen vs. Marwan RahikiManon Fiorot vs. Alexa GrassoWaldo Cortes Acosta vs. Curtis BlaydesDavid Martínez vs. Dan IgePreliminary CardTim Elliott vs. Edgár CháirezIgnacio Bahamondes vs. Muslim SalikhovYousri Belgaroui vs. Djorden SantosRafa Garcia vs. RongzhuJJ Aldrich vs. Regina TarinDrakkar Klose vs. Tommy GanttRamiro Jímenez vs. Rodrigo Vera Like HEAVY’s content?Be sure to follow us.This article was originally published on HEAVYThe post Noche UFC Takes Massive Blow After Withdrawal Headliner appeared first on HEAVY.