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UFC 335 adds featherweight banger pitting contenders

Exciting featherweight contenders will collide at UFC 335 in December as Steve Garcia and Yair Rodriguez are set for a three-round clash on Dec.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC
Key points
  • Rodriguez (20-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) has not competed since an April 2025 win over Patricio Freire.
  • Russian Dvoyechka MMA first reported the bout, which Garcia later posted about on Instagram.
  • The back-and-forth battle ended with Garcia losing by second-round TKO.

The UFC 335 fight card includes: Champ Charles Oliveira vs.

Garcia (19-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC) aims to bounce back from a UFC Freedom 250 loss to Diego Lopes in June.

Additional details
  • Baisangur Susurkaev This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie:.
  • Rodriguez was booked to fight Jean Silva in September but withdrew.
  • The defeat snapped a seven-fight winning streak.
  • Diego Lopes – for BMF title Sergei Pavlovich vs.
  • The victory snapped a two-fight losing skid.

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