UFC Noche 4: Brandon Moreno and Alexa Grasso Return on a Card Stacked With Six Fights

The UFC has unveiled six new fights for the fourth edition of Noche UFC, an event traditionally built around the organization’s Mexican and Hispanic fan base. The announcements came during the UFC Oklahoma City broadcast, confirming that the September 12 card, at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, is taking shape with two former champions headlining the additions.

Brandon Moreno, a former flyweight champion, will look to snap a two-fight losing streak against Joseph Morales. A win would be valuable for the former Mexican champion, who needs strong results to hope for a return to title contention in a particularly stacked division.

In a high-stakes matchup for the rankings, former women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso will face France’s Manon Fiorot. Grasso arrives off a convincing win over Maycee Barber, while Fiorot had dominated Jasmine Jasudavicius in her last octagon outing. This clash between two former title challengers promises to be one of the highlights of the night.

At heavyweight, Waldo Cortes-Acosta will face Curtis Blaydes, a former interim title challenger in the division. The rest of the card features a flyweight bout between veteran Tim Elliott and rising prospect Edgar Chairez, plus two additional matchups: Kelvin Gastelum against Yousri Belgaroui, and J.J. Aldrich against Regina Tarin at women’s flyweight.

The UFC noted on its official channels, through broadcast partner Paramount+, that more fights (including the night’s main event) will be announced in the coming weeks. The previous three editions of Noche UFC have showcased Mexican and Latin American fighters, a tradition that looks set to continue with Brandon Moreno and Alexa Grasso headlining today’s announcements.

For Manon Fiorot, this fight is a chance to reposition herself in the women’s flyweight hierarchy against a former world champion, on one of the most closely watched cards of the UFC season.

This clash between Grasso and Fiorot carries particular weight for the women’s flyweight hierarchy. Grasso, world champion between 2023 and 2024 before losing her belt to Valentina Shevchenko, is looking to show she remains a top-level threat in a division undergoing a rebuild. Fiorot, for her part, saw her title hopes halted by an injury that kept her out of the octagon for a long stretch; a win over a former champion would immediately revive her case for a spot in the world top 5.

For Kelvin Gastelum, the matchup against Yousri Belgaroui fits into the long career of the middleweight veteran, who is looking to regain positive momentum after a career marked by ups and downs at the highest level. The bout between Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Curtis Blaydes, meanwhile, pits a rising heavyweight against a former interim title challenger, in a division where a clean win can quickly reposition a fighter in the title picture.

Since its creation, Noche UFC has established itself as one of the most closely watched dates on the American calendar, driven by the enthusiasm of the organization’s Mexican and Hispanic fan base, particularly on the weekend ahead of Mexico’s independence celebrations. The presence of two former Mexican champions, Brandon Moreno and Alexa Grasso, among the first announcements confirms that the UFC intends once again to make this event one of the year’s standout late-season cards.

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