UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Mixed martial arts event in 2026
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UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues (also known as UFC Fight Night 285) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on August 22, 2026, at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, United States.[1]
| UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 22, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Golden 1 Center | |||
| City | Sacramento, California, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event will mark the promotion's seventh visit to Sacramento and first since UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd in July 2019.[1] There were initial reports that the event would take place at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, but for undisclosed reasons, it was later shifted to Sacramento.[2]
A middleweight bout between former LFA Middleweight Champions Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues is scheduled to headline the event.[3]
A featherweight bout between Danny Silva and Márcio Barbosa was scheduled for the event.[4] However, Silva withdrew due to being hospitalized by sudden pulmonary embolism.[5] As a result, Barbosa will compete at this event against promotional newcomer Ryan Kuse instead.[6]
A lightweight bout between Kody Steele and Gauge Young was scheduled for this event.[7] However, Steele withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Stanley Dorsainvil.[6]
Fight card
| Main card (Paramount+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Anthony Hernandez | vs. | Gregory Rodrigues | ||||
| Heavyweight | Serghei Spivac | vs. | Vitor Petrino | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Reinier de Ridder | vs. | Roman Dolidze | ||||
| Lightweight | MarQuel Mederos | vs. | Mason Jones | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Carli Judice | vs. | Jeisla Chaves | ||||
| Heavyweight | Anthony Wint | vs. | Terrance Chatman | ||||
| Preliminary card (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Jamall Emmers | vs. | Lerryan Douglas | ||||
| Heavyweight | Kennedy Nzechukwu | vs. | Shamil Gaziev | ||||
| Lightweight | Chris Padilla | vs. | Nasrat Haqparast | ||||
| Featherweight | Márcio Barbosa | vs. | Ryan Kuse | ||||
| Lightweight | Gauge Young | vs. | Stanley Dorsainvil | ||||
| Middleweight | Wesley Schultz | vs. | Jackson McVey | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Shanelle Dyer | vs. | Elise Reed | ||||
