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.
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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.
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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.
We switch to the west coast this weekend. But that means we stick with the standard start times. Check that out below.
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UFC Sacramento “Prelims” will begin at 5 p.m. ET.
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All of UFC Sacramento airs on Paramount+, which you can stream here.
The live blog here starts rolling below at 5 p.m. ET. Come in and say hi!
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185 lbs.: Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues
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265 lbs.: Serghei Spivac vs. Vitor Petrino
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205 lbs.: Reinier de Ridder vs. Roman Dolidze
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155 lbs.: MarQuel Mederos vs. Mason Jones
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125 lbs.: Carli Judice vs. Jeisla Chaves
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265 lbs.: Anthony Wint def. Terrance Chatman by technical submission (arm triangle), round 1 (4:29) — HIGHLIGHTS
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145 lbs.: Jamall Emmers def. Lerryan Douglas by TKO (punches), round 1 (3:38) — HIGHLIGHTS
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265 lbs.: Shamil Gaziev def. Kennedy Nzechukwu by KO (straight right), round 1 (3:40) — HIGHLIGHTS
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155 lbs.: Chris Padilla def. Nasrat Haqparast by technical submission (standing arm triangle), round 3 (4:59) — HIGHLIGHTS
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145 lbs.: Marcio Barbosa def. Ryan Kuse by TKO (punches), round 1 (2:47) — HIGHLIGHTS
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155 lbs.: Stan Dorsainvil def. Gauge Young by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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185 lbs.: Jackson McVey def. Wes Schultz by TKO (knee to the body, round 1 (4:13) — HIGHLIGHTS
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115 lbs.: Shanelle Dyer def. Elise Reed by standing TKO (punches), round 3 (1:42) — HIGHLIGHTS
Round 1: Wint looks patient early on. He and Chatman circle a lot and don’t commit to much in the way of striking. Wint then level changes and gets a single leg. Chatman attacks a kimura from the bottom and it looks good. That succeeds in taking away Wint’s offense, if nothing else. Chatman lets the kimura go, maybe because of getting hit in the back of the head. Now loose, Wint puts on an arm triangle and manages to pass over to the side. Chatman tries to defend, but then just falls asleep.
