Featherweight contenders Steve Garcia and Yair Rodriguez are scheduled to face each other in a three-round matchup at UFC 335. The event will take place on December 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as reported by sports.yahoo.com based on information from MMA Junkie.
Fighters’ Recent Background
Russian outlet Dvoyechka MMA initially broke the news of the bout, and Garcia subsequently shared the announcement on Instagram, though the UFC has not yet made an official statement. Garcia enters the matchup with an 19-6 MMA record and an 8-3 record in the UFC, looking to recover from a second-round TKO loss to Diego Lopes at UFC Freedom 250 in June. That defeat brought an end to his seven-fight winning streak.
Rodriguez holds a 20-5 record overall and is 11-4 in the UFC. He last competed in April 2025, securing a victory over Patricio Freire that halted a two-fight losing skid. Rodriguez had previously been scheduled to face Jean Silva in September before withdrawing from the contest.
UFC 335 Fight Card Lineup
The upcoming event in Las Vegas features several other matchups across different weight classes. The scheduled bouts for UFC 335 include:
- Champ Charles Oliveira vs. Diego Lopes – for BMF title
- Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alex Pereira
- Charles Johnson vs. Brandon Moreno
- Steve Garcia vs. Yair Rodriguez
- Quentin Pasley vs. Junior Tafa
- Chase Hooper vs. Chris Padilla
- Ronald Humphrey vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
- Roque Conceicao vs. Nilson Rojas
- Shanelle Dyer vs. Angela Hill
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Michelle Montague
- Damian Pinas vs. Baisangur Susurkaev
