Overview
- The UFC has officially booked Dan Ige vs. David Martinez for Noche UFC on September 12 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
- Ige is cutting to bantamweight after losing four of five fights and suffering his first career finish in February 2026, and he completed a reported test cut to 135 pounds this summer.
- Martinez enters the bout 3-0 in the UFC with wins over Marlon Vera, Rob Font and Saimon Oliveira and is ranked No. 7 in the division.
- The matchup came after scheduling changes that scratched Martinez’s originally planned fight with Umar Nurmagomedov and rebooked both fighters on separate cards.
- The bout sits on a stacked Noche UFC card and could quickly shift both fighters’ trajectories by moving Martinez closer to the top five or giving Ige a decisive fresh start at 135 pounds.