Lightweights are throwing down in September.
MMAmania.com confirmed with multiple sources today that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweights Jared Gordon and Rafa Garcia will collide at Noche UFC 3 on Sat., Sept. 13, 2025, inside Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
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watch highlights).
Prior to his knockout win, “Flash” endured a challenging couple of years, losing controversial split decisions to Nasrat Haqparast and Paddy Pimblett, and having a no-contest against Bobby Green. He also secured a nasty knockout win over Mark Madsen during that period at UFC 295 (watch highlights).
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UFC Mexico City, retiring Vinc Pichel in the process.
“Gifted” had his two-fight win streak snapped last year, getting brutally battered by Grant Dawson at UFC Vegas 98 (watch highlights).
Garcia holds a 5-4 record in the promotion.
which has been moved from Guadalajara, Mexico, to San Antonio, Texas, and will no longer be a pay-per-view (PPV) event, but expect it to be filled with Mexican fighters like Garcia.
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