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.
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
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