UFC returns to Houston, Texas for the primary time in 4 years with a high-stakes middleweight bout that sees former champion and present No. 3 ranked contender Sean Strickland lock horns with No. 4 Anthony Hernandez.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: STRICKLAND vs. HERNANDEZ takes place Saturday, February 21 in Houston, Texas at Toyota Middle. The prelims will air at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET, adopted by the principle card airing at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET. All bouts will stream dwell on Paramount+.
Strickland (29-7, combating out of Corona, Calif.) returns to motion seeking to regain his momentum. A former champion of the 185-pound division, the American rose to the highest of his weight class by taking out Israel Adesanya, Paulo Costa, and Nassourdine Imavov. Strickland now units forth to ship a press release efficiency in opposition to Hernandez and put himself again on the trail to UFC gold.
Hernandez (15-2 1NC, combating out of Dunnigan, Calif.) goals for an emphatic win to kick off the 12 months. At the moment on a powerful eight-fight win streak, Hernandez has been dominant of late, gathering spectacular wins over Brendan Allen, Roman Dolidze, and Michel Pereira. He goals to get rid of Strickland and solidify his spot as the following title contender.
Extra bouts on the cardboard embody:
No. 14 ranked UFC featherweight Dan Ige (19-10, combating out of Las Vegas, Nev. by means of Halewiwa, Hawaii) collides with Melquizael Costa (25-7, combating out of Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil)
Heavyweight fireworks are set to go off as No. 7 ranked Serghei Spivac (17-6, combating out of Chisinau, Republic of Moldova) faces off with Ante Delija (26-7, combating out of Dubrovnik, Croatia)
Middleweight motion sees Dana White’s Contender Collection signee Zachary Reese (10-2, combating out of Houston, Texas by means of Shiner, Texas) collide with fan-favorite Michel Pereira (31-14, 2 NC, combating out of Las Vegas, Nev.)
Dana White’s Contender Collection contract winners Jordan Leavitt (12-3, combating out of Las Vegas, Nev.) and Yadier del Valle (10-0, combating out of Houston, Texas) go toe-to-toe at featherweight
Welterweight motion sees Austin Vanderford (13-3, combating out of Portland, Ore.) tackle Dana White’s Contender Collection alumni Jean Paul Lebosnoyani (9-2, combating out of Las Vegas, Nev.)
Alden Coria (11-3, combating out of Houston, Texas) faces Luis Gurule (10-2, combating out of Sheridan, Colo.) at flyweight
No. 12 ranked bantamweight contender Nora Cornolle (9-3, combating out of Epinay sur Seine, France) squares off with No. 14 Joselyne Edwards No. 14 (16-6, combating out of Panama Metropolis, Panama
Dana White’s Contender Collection welterweight contract winners Jacobe Smith (10-0, combating out of Dallas, Texas) and Seokhyeon Ko (13-2, combating out of Seoul, South Korea) look to steal the present
Flyweight veteran Ode’ Osbourne (13-9 1NC, combating out of Las Vegas, Nev. by means of Milwaukee, Wisc.) battles Alibi Idiris (11-1, combating out of Aktobe, Kazakhstan)
Bantamweight contest sees The Final Fighter season 30 event winner Juliana Miller (5-3, combating out of San Diego, Calif.) takes on Carli Judice (5-2, combating out of Lafayette, La.)
Dana White’s Contender Collection Chidi Njokuani (25-11, combating out of Garland, Texas) clashes with Carlos Leal (22-7, combating out Curitiba, Parana, Brazil) at welterweight
