Overview

• Barber, the UFC’s No. 5 flyweight, has been medically cleared and booked for Dec. 6 at T-Mobile Arena.
• The matchup was first revealed by Silva’s gym, Fighting Nerds, in an Instagram post reported by multiple outlets.
• Barber enters on a six-fight winning streak that includes wins over Jessica Eye, Katlyn Cerminara, Amanda Ribas and Andrea Lee.
• Silva is 19-5 and 5-1 in the UFC after defeating Dione Barbosa at UFC 319 following a decision loss to Viviane Araujo.
• UFC 323 is the promotion’s final pay-per-view of 2025, with other reported bouts including Marvin Vettori vs. Brunno Ferreira and Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira.