UFC Fight Night 288 (also known as Noche UFC 4) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on September 12, 2026, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, United States.[1]
| UFC Fight Night 288 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 12, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Desert Diamond Arena | |||
| City | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event will mark the promotion's third visit to Glendale and first since UFC 263 in June 2021. It is also scheduled to be the fourth annual Noche UFC event commemorating Mexico's independence day, following UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva in September 2025.[1]
A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Curtis Blaydes and former LFA Heavyweight Champion Waldo Cortes-Acosta is scheduled for the event.[2] They were previously incorrectly reported to be competing at UFC 331 one week later.[3]
Fight card
edit| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | vs. | Curtis Blaydes | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Manon Fiorot | vs. | Alexa Grasso | ||||
| Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | vs. | Joseph Morales | ||||
| Flyweight | Tim Elliott | vs. | Édgar Cháirez | ||||
| Middleweight | Kelvin Gastelum | vs. | Yousri Belgaroui | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | JJ Aldrich | vs. | Regina Tarin | ||||
See also
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References
edit- 1 2 Parviz Iskenderov (2026-07-19). "Six fights announced for Noche UFC in Glendale, Arizona in September". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ↑ Marcel Dorff (2026-07-14). "Top 8 Heavyweights collide at Noche UFC in Phoenix". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Marcel Dorff (2026-07-12). "Top 8 heavyweights collide at UFC 331 in Los Angeles". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- ↑ "Noche UFC 4". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-07-16.