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See the full story · 2 sourcesHOUSTON, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 21: Anthony Hernandez prepares to face Sean Strickland in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Toyota Center on February 21, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC)
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TODAY (Sat., Aug. 22, 2026) with UFC Sacramento , streaming live online via Paramount+ . The event happens at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA. Our main event tonight is Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues in the Middleweight division.
UFC Sacramento Preview
The UFC rolls into Sac-Town for the first time in years, tonight. The last time they were here they hung their card on Germaine de Randamie . I think it’s fair to say they’ve come with a better main event this time around with ‘Fluffy’ vs. ‘RoboCop’. Despite that fun main event, though, the rest of the card leaves much to be desired.
This is Hernandez’s first fight since he was stopped by Sean Strickland . Had that not happened, Hernandez would have likely fought for the title. Rodrigues is on a three fight winning streak and just KO’d Brunno Ferreira . Both these guys have lots of wins and finishes in the division. But it also feels like they’ll need more than a win in Sacramento to get back into the 185 lbs. title picture.
It’s not the co-main, but the second most interesting fight on the card is Reinier de Ridder vs. Roman Dolidze , also in the Middleweight division. Both these guys are miles away from title contention, but they are well-known names at least. De Ridder is coming off losses to Caio Borralho and Brendan Allen . Dolidze is coming off a loss to our headliner, Hernandez.
Rounding out the main card tonight is Serghei Spivac vs. Vitor Petrino, MarQuel Mederos vs. Mason Jones , Carli Judice vs. Jeisla Chaves and Anthony Wint vs. Terrance Chatman . Jones already had a Fight of the Year candidate, against Axel Sola , earlier this year. Judice and Chaves might also put on a fun brawl. Wint is a super prospect, and former NFL player, who has been fed a total newcomer.
The featured ‘Prelim’ is Jamall Emmers vs. Lerryan Douglas . Douglas set tongues wagging with his blistering debut KO over Julian Erosa . The ‘Prelims’ also boast Chris Padilla vs. Nasrat Haqparast and Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Shamil Gaziev .
UFC Sacramento Start Date and Time
We switch to the west coast this weekend. But that means we stick with the standard start times. Check that out below.
UFC Sacramento “Prelims” will begin at 5 p.m. ET .
UFC Sacramento main card is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET .
All of UFC Sacramento airs on Paramount+ , which you can stream here .
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UFC SACRAMENTO QUICK RESULTS
Main card
185 lbs.: Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues
265 lbs.: Serghei Spivac vs. Vitor Petrino
205 lbs.: Reinier de Ridder vs. Roman Dolidze
155 lbs.: MarQuel Mederos vs. Mason Jones
125 lbs.: Carli Judice vs. Jeisla Chaves
265 lbs.: Anthony Wint vs. Terrance Chatman
Prelims
145 lbs.: Jamall Emmers vs. Lerryan Douglas
265 lbs.: Shamil Gaziev vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
155 lbs.: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Chris Padilla
145 lbs.: Marcio Barbosa vs. Ryan Kuse
155 lbs.: Gauge Young vs. Stan Dorsainvil
185 lbs.: Jackson McVey vs. Wes Schultz
115 lbs.: Shanelle Dyer vs. Elise Reed
UFC SACRAMENTO PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
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