Overview

• The UFC’s Mexican Independence Day card streams on ESPN+ from Frost Bank Center, with prelims at 3 p.m. ET and the main card at 6 p.m. ET.
• Security separated the main-event fighters during a parking‑lot altercation, and their ceremonial weigh‑in featured a minute‑plus staredown.
• Silva rides a 13‑fight winning streak with five UFC finishes, and analysts say a decisive victory could push him into the featherweight title mix.
• Lopes returns after an April decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski for the vacant featherweight title and looks to reset his climb at 145 pounds.
• Rob Font faces late replacement David Martinez in the co‑main, and Kelvin Gastelum missed weight by five pounds yet the bouts were reported to remain on.