Steve Garcia and Yair Rodriguez will meet in a featherweight bout at UFC 335, scheduled for December 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was first reported by Russian Dvoyechka MMA and later confirmed by Garcia on Instagram, though the UFC has yet to issue an official announcement.
Garcia enters the contest with a 19-6 professional record and an 8-3 mark inside the UFC cage. He is looking to recover from a second-round TKO loss to Diego Lopes in June at UFC Freedom 250, which ended a seven-fight winning streak. The defeat was Garcia’s first setback since late 2024 and came after a back-and-forth battle that tested his resilience.
Rodriguez holds a 20-5 overall record with 11 wins and four losses in the UFC. He has not fought since April 2025, when he defeated Patricio Freire, snapping a two-fight losing streak. Rodriguez was expected to face Jean Silva in September but withdrew from the bout for reasons not publicly disclosed. His next appearance will be a chance to build momentum after that win over Freire.
The UFC 335 card includes several notable matchups. The event will be headlined by a BMF title fight between Charles Oliveira and Diego Lopes. Other highlighted fights feature Sergei Pavlovich against Alex Pereira, Charles Johnson taking on Brandon Moreno, and Quentin Pasley facing Junior Tafa.
The full lineup also includes Chase Hooper versus Chris Padilla, Ronald Humphrey against Nikolay Veretennikov, Roque Conceicao matched with Nilson Rojas, Shanelle Dyer versus Angela Hill, Jacqueline Cavalcanti against Michelle Montague, and Damian Pinas fighting Baisangur Susurkaev.
Garcia and Rodriguez’s bout will be a three-round contest focused on featherweight contenders trying to position themselves higher in the division. Both fighters have shown striking skills and fight intelligence, which could make for an engaging match at the T-Mobile Arena.
No further details on the fight contract or official UFC statements have been released as of now. Fans will be watching closely when the promotion confirms the bout and adds it to the official UFC 335 event card.
According to Yahoo Sports.
