Veteran middleweights collide in an important main event from Sacramento

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.

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.

The destructive Gregory Rodrigues is one half of the UFC’s first main event in Sacramento since July 2019 this weekend. California’s own Anthony Hernandez takes on Brazil’s