UFC, Garcia/Benn, OKTAGON And More

The combat sports weekend from September 11 to 13 spreads its biggest names across a long Saturday night. Noche UFC in Glendale brings Jean Silva vs Jose Miguel Delgado first, then Las Vegas takes over with Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn. German viewers get MMA and boxing back to back.

Europe is more than background noise. OKTAGON 93 in Brno brings Radek Roušal vs Jonas Mågård, Abass Baraou boxes in California to rebuild momentum at junior middleweight, and Germany has live crowds in Dresden and Zittau.

Noche UFC starts the main run

The UFC is leaning on pace rather than a title fight at Desert Diamond Arena. Silva has to show he can carry the spot after Yair Rodriguez withdrew. Delgado gets the largest stage of his career in front of a Mexican-influenced audience. UFC lists the prelims for 8:00 p.m. in Germany and the main card for 11:00 p.m.

The card has enough underneath the headliner: Brandon Moreno faces Joseph Morales, Manon Fiorot meets Alexa Grasso, and Waldo Cortes-Acosta fights Curtis Blaydes. That matters for the weekend's hierarchy because Noche UFC is not only an occasion; it sorts several divisions in one night.

Garcia/Benn tests the boxing side

In Las Vegas, Ryan Garcia defends his welterweight title against Conor Benn. Paramount lists the main card for 8:00 p.m. ET, which is 2:00 a.m. Sunday in Germany. The event streams on Paramount+ in the United States and on DAZN in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Garcia brings reach, speed and the champion's role. Benn gets the hardest measuring point of his welterweight run so far. Zuffa Boxing is also being tested: big names are not enough if the new boxing format does not carry sportingly and atmospherically. In the co-main event, Jai Opetaia defends his cruiserweight titles against Noel Mikaelian.

Baraou and OKTAGON keep Europe in play

The key German professional angle arrives Friday in Oceanside. Abass Baraou faces Giovani Santillan on ProBox. After the narrow loss to Xander Zayas, the Berlin boxer needs a win that makes him visible again near the top of the junior middleweight division. Santillan is experienced enough to punish a messy return immediately.

On Saturday, OKTAGON 93 provides the European MMA anchor. In Brno, Radek Roušal meets Jonas Mågård. Roušal gets the biggest name of his MMA career at home, while Mågård brings former OKTAGON title history and international experience. From a German perspective, Maurice Adorf against Vlado Lengál is the most notable addition.

ONE, BKFC and German halls

ONE begins Friday afternoon in Germany at Lumpinee Stadium with Yodlekpet vs Pompet. ONE SAMURAI 3 follows Saturday in Yokohama: Nadaka Yoshinari makes his kickboxing debut against Har Ling Om, and Yuya Wakamatsu tries to move back toward the title picture against Willie van Rooyen. BKFC 93 in Hollywood lands in the early hours of Saturday for Germany and remains a relevant bare-knuckle date with Leonardo Perdomo vs Bear Hill.

In Germany, We Love MMA 89 is the larger cage date of the weekend. The event starts Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at BallsportARENA Dresden; the promoter lists doors at 6:00 p.m. and an 18-plus admission policy. Zittau also hosts Saxony's Elite State Championships in boxing, with semifinals on Saturday and finals on Sunday.