Overview

• Diego Lopes and Jean Silva headline Noche UFC 3 on Sept. 13 at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center in a matchup framed as consequential for the featherweight pecking order.
• Silva said he and Lopes’ teams nearly brawled at the fighter hotel before security stepped in, underscoring a tense fight week.
• Silva offered to bet his fight purse that Lopes would not land a takedown, and Lopes declined the wager.
• Early odds list Silva as the favorite and multiple media staff picks lean his way after a five-fight UFC finish streak.
• Flyweight Alessandro Costa said the UFC would not allow Lopes to corner his prelim bout, though Costa expects to work in Lopes’ corner for the main event.