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The UFC is in Texas this week for its annual Mexican Independence Day celebration, which takes place in San Antonio.
Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 259 with 145-pound contenders in the headlining spot.
Broadcast and streaming info
UFC Fight Night 259 has a main card that streams at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET.
Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for more broadcast details this week.
Main event: Diego Lopes
- Record: 26-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC
- Opponent: Jean Silva (16-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Key wins: Brian Ortega, Dan Ige, Sodiq Yusuff
- Misc.: Lopes will be trying to get back on track after a decision loss for the vacant featherweight title to Alexander Volkanovski in the UFC 314 main event in April. That Fight of the Night setback snapped a five-fight winning streak.
Main event: Jean Silva
- Record: 16-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC
- Opponent: Diego Lopes (26-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Key wins: Bryce Mitchell, Drew Dober, Charles Jourdain
- Misc.: Fighting Nerds standout will be hoping to help the whole team rebound from main and co-main event losses in Paris. The Brazilian has 13 straight wins, including all five of his UFC victories by stoppage. The most recent three have been for bonuses, including a no doubt highly satisfying beatdown of professed nazi sympathizer Bryce Mitchell.
Co-main event: Rob Font
- Record: 22-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC
- Opponent: David Martinez (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Key wins: Cody Garbrandt, Marlon Moraes, Ricky Simon, Sergio Pettis
- Misc.: It’s a shift from Raul Rosas Jr. for Font to short-notice replacement Martinez. The longtime UFC fighter has back-to-back decision wins to get back on track after a stretch of four losses in five fights.
Co-main event: David Martinez
- Record: 12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC
- Opponent: Rob Font (22-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Key wins: Saimon Oliveira
- Misc.: Mexico’s Martinez has eight straight wins, including a bonus-winning knockout of Saimon Oliveira in his UFC debut in March. Ten of his 12 wins are by knockout.
UFC debut: Santiago Luna
- Record: 6-0
- Opponent: Quang Le (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Misc.: 21-year-old teammate of Brandon Moreno and crew at Entram MMA in Tijuana, Luna has all six of his wins by stoppage.
UFC debut: Alden Coria
- Record: 10-3
- Opponent: Alessandro Costa (14-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
- Division: Flyweight
- Misc.: Teammate of the likes of Joshua Van and Daniel Pineda, Coria has eight of his 10 wins by stoppage.
UFC debut: Alice Pereira
- Record: 5-0
- Opponent: Montserrat Rendon (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Division: Women’s bantamweight
- Misc.: Pereira will become the youngest women’s fighter in UFC history when she steps in the cage. After a Cage Masters title, the 19-year-old challenged the UFC to bring her on, and now she has her shot.
UFC debut: Daniil Donchenko
- Record: 11-2
- Opponent: Rodrigo Sezinando (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Misc.: Highly touted 24-year-old Ukrainian makes his way to the UFC with nine stoppages in his 11 wins.
UFC debut: Rodrigo Sezinando
- Record: 8-1
- Opponent: Daniil Donchenko (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Misc.: Brazilian regional champion has seven of his eight wins by stoppage.
Noche UFC lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva
- Rob Font vs. David Martinez
- Rafa Garcia vs. Jared Gordon
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
- Diego Ferreira vs. Alexander Hernandez
- Quang Le vs. Santiago Luna
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
- Jose Medina vs. Dusko Todorovic
- Claudio Puelles vs. Joaquim Silva
- Amanda Lemos vs. Tatiana Suarez
- Jesus Aguilar vs. Luis Gurule
- Sedriques Dumas vs. Zachary Reese
- Alden Coria vs. Alessandro Costa
- Alice Pereira vs. Montserrat Rendon
- Daniil Donchenko vs. Rodrigo Sezinando
UFC Fight Night 259 main card betting odds
- Lopes -275, Silva +225
- Font -150, Martinez +125
- Garcia +210, Gordon -260
- Gastelum -265, Stoltzfus +215
- Ferreira +120, Hernandez -150
- Le -105, Luna -115
UFC Fight Night 259 prelim betting odds
- Medina +250, Todorovic -320
- Puelles -120, Silva +100
- Lemos +325, Suarez -450
- Aguilar +175, Gurule -210
- Dumas +205, Reese -255
- Coria +330, Costa -480
- Pereira -155, Rendon +130
- Donchenko -240, Sezinando +200
