Anthony Hernandez fights Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Sacramento in a middleweight main event

The Ultimate Fighting Championship's return to Sacramento is now official following the UFC Fight Night 285 weigh-ins. The main event of UFC Sacramento will see middleweight contender Anthony Hernandez take on tested veteran Gregory Rodrigues.

Ego never got in the way of Anthony Hernandez training with Sean Strickland ahead of his UFC Sacramento headliner.

Rodrigues looks to get his first UFC main event victory. In his first octagon headliner, "Robocop" was stopped by Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 102 in February 2025. Since then, Rodrigues has gone 3-0, including a first-round knockout of Brunno Ferreira in their rematch at UFC 326 in March.

Hernandez received recognition for 50 clean tests under the UFC anti-doping program during media day before his main event against Gregory Rodrigues. The matchup changed when Hernandez replaced Sean Strickland in the UFC Sacramento headliner, and this week he tied that spotlight to his clean-testing milestone.

Anthony Hernandez wanted something to take the edge off during his fight week duties. In February, Hernandez was stopped by Sean Strickland as his middleweight winning streak came to an end. A third consecutive main event spot sees ‘Fluffy’ looking to bounce back this weekend in Sacramento,

Anthony Hernandez spent the summer at Xtreme Couture training alongside Sean Strickland, the man who stopped him in a title eliminator. He returns Saturday at UFC Sacramento.