UFC Sacramento features Hernandez vs. Rodrigues on main card
Middleweight bout between Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues headlines UFC Sacramento on Aug. 22, with additional matchups on the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions.
Middleweight competitors Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues will clash in the main event of UFC Sacramento on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Golden 1 Center in California. Hernandez, fighting for the first time since a February loss to Sean Strickland, has reportedly worked with Strickland to address weaknesses that contributed to that defeat. Rodrigues enters the fight on a three-fight winning streak and aims to improve his ranking with a victory.
The card also includes a heavyweight bout between Serghei Spivac and Vitor Petrino, with Spivac seeking to solidify a top-10 position, and a light-heavyweight contest featuring Reinier de Ridder against Roman Dolidze as de Ridder returns to his former weight class.
Preliminary fights feature Lerryan Douglas, Shamil Gaziev, Chris Padilla, Marcio Barbosa, Gauge Young and Jackson McVey, all securing wins in their respective matchups. The event will be streamed live on Paramount+.