{"id":864552,"date":"2026-08-22T16:32:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/864552\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T16:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:32:35","slug":"ufc-sacramento-start-time-full-fight-card-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/864552\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Sacramento Start Time, Full Fight Card Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Sacramento, Calif., later TONIGHT (Sat., Aug. 22, 2026) to stage UFC Sacramento<\/a> from inside Golden 1 Center streaming live on Paramount+<\/a>. Headlining the event will be a Middleweight fight between Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues. In the co-main event, hard-hitting big men will collide as Serghei Spivac throws down with Vitor Petrino in Heavyweight action.<\/p>\n

\"HOUSTON,<\/a><\/p>\n

HOUSTON, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 20: Anthony Hernandez poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night official weigh-in at the Westin Galleria Houston on February 20, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

UFC SACRAMENTO CHEAT SHEET<\/p>\n

Who is fighting tonight at UFC Sacramento? Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues Middleweight fight is the five-round main event.<\/p>\n

What time does UFC Sacramento start? TONIGHT (Sat., Aug. 22, 2026), beginning at 5 p.m. ET on Paramount+<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Where will UFC Sacramento take place? Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.<\/p>\n

How can I watch UFC Sacramento? Paramount+<\/a> \u201cPrelims\u201d undercard matches are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET on Paramount+<\/a>, followed by the remaining main card balance on Paramount+<\/a> at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

Where can I get UFC Sacramento updates and results? Get full UFC Sacramento play-by-play updates and live coverage here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Anthony Hernandez had his eight-fight win streak snapped by current Middleweight champion, Sean Strickland, in his last outing six months ago (recap here<\/a>). Now, \u201cFluffy\u201d \u2014 who is still ranked in the Top 10<\/a> \u2014 will attempt to start a new streak in Sacramento. Hernandez was seemingly one more big win away from getting seriously considered for a title shot, so that loss had to sting a bit more than usual. That said, he has to put that all behind him because he has a serious task ahead of him in Rodrigues. Hernandez has had great wins against big players such as Brendan Allen, Michel Pereira and Roman Dolidze, so he has more than proven he has the skills to pay the bills. If he wants to avoid dropping out of the Top 10 a second straight defeat is out of the question.<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: Gregory Rodrigues of Brazil poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night official weigh-in at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown \u2013 Arena on August 21, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

As for Rodrigues, the No. 10-ranked fighter<\/a> in the division is currently on a three-fight win streak and has won six of his last seven fights, with his loss during that run coming against Jared Cannonier. \u201cRobocop\u201d has been a knockout machine since first stepping foot inside the Octagon back in 2021, racking up seven knockouts in 10 wins. In his most recent outing, Rodrigues eliminated Brunno Ferreira with a one-punch knockout in the very first round (see it here<\/a>), the man who knocked him out three years prior<\/a>. Because of the power, Hernandez has to be on his toes and getting into a fire-fight against \u201cRobocop\u201d is not the best plan for Hernandez if he wants to prove victorious. The winner of this fight will get a huge boost for his career and could potentially crack the Top 5. I don\u2019t expect this bout to go more than couple of rounds, so don\u2019t blink.<\/p>\n

Original Card Vs. Actual Card\/Injuries:<\/p>\n

\"LONDON,<\/a><\/p>\n

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 21: Danny Silva reacts after a knockout victory against Kurtis Campbell of England in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at The O2 on March 21, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

A Featherweight fight between Danny Silva and Marcio Barbosa was scheduled for the event before Silva withdrew after being hospitalized. Barbosa will now face UFC newcomer Ryan Kuse instead. Also, a Lightweight bout between Kody Steele and Gauge Young was scheduled for this event before Steele withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and replaced by UFC newcomer Stanley Dorsainvil.<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: Ryan Kuse poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night official weigh-in at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown \u2013 Arena on August 21, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Ryan Kuse brings a 10-2 record with him as he is set to make his UFC debut. He is currently on a two-fight win streak, but he hasn\u2019t been able to lock down a MMA organization he can call home for the last few years. Indeed, his last seven fights have taken place with seven different promotions, so he is hoping he can make UFC a place he can hang his hat for a while. Standing in his way is Marcio Barbosa, who is fresh of a knockout win in his own UFC debut against Dennis Buzukja (see it here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: (L-R) Opponents Anthony Wint and Terrance Chatman face off during the UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in at Golden 1 Center on August 21, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Two UFC rookies will face off against one another as Anthony Wint and Terrance Chatman throw down in a Heavyweight fight on the main card. Wint earned his way into the Octagon thanks to a 34-second knockout win on the Contender Series<\/a>, improving his record to 7-0. As for Chatman, he made his MMA debut in Feb. 2025 so he is fairly new to the game. He has racked up a record of 5-1 in that time with four knockouts.<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: Stan Dorsainvil poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night official weigh-in at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown \u2013 Arena on August 21, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Stan Dorsainvil made his MMA debut back in 2023 but has only competed a total of five times since then. Nevertheless, his body of work is enough to get him a shot in the big leagues as he will face off against Gauge Young, who stumbled out of the gates in his debut after losing to Evan Elder. He has since rebounded nicely with two straight wins.<\/p>\n

How The \u2018Prelims\u2019 Look:<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: (L-R) Opponents Shanelle Dyer of England and Elise Reed face off during the UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in at Golden 1 Center on August 21, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Elise Reed has been the model for being inconsistently consistent throughout her UFC career. Since stepping foot inside the Octagon for the first time back in 2021, she has alternated wins and losses to the tune of securing a a 4-5 record. She is coming off a loss to Denis Gomes, so history tells us she is due for a win. Shanelle Dyer, who is coming off a knockout win over Ravena Oliveira, is looking to break that pattern by handing Reed her second straight defeat.<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: (L-R) Opponents Jamall Emmers and Lerryan Douglas of Brazil face off during the UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in at Golden 1 Center on August 21, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Winner of six straight, Lerryan Douglas is on the hunt for his second win inside the Octagon after making a successful UFC debut by knocking out Julian Erosa in the very first round earlier this year (highlights here<\/a>). Against Jamall Emmers, he will find some stiff competition because he is looking to lock down his first three-fight win streak in six years.<\/p>\n

Chris Padilla is unbeaten in his last eight fights, though he fought to a draw in his most recent outing against MarQuel Mederos three months ago. Nevertheless, the last time he tasted defeat was four years ago, so he intends to keep his hot streak going against Nasrat Haqparast, who had his five-fight win streak snapped rather violently<\/a> at the hands of Quillan Salkilld.<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: (L-R) Opponents Wes Schultz and Jackson McVey face off during the UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in at Golden 1 Center on August 21, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

It took Wes Schultz two appearances on the Contender Series<\/a> to finally earn his way into the UFC, though he ultimately came up short in his debut against Damian Pinas. He eventually locked down his first win by defeating Ben Johnston via submission. Now he will face Jackson McVey, who managed to hold on to his spot on the UFC roster by locking down his first win inside the Octagon after three tries by defeating Sedrique Dumas via first-round submission<\/a> in his last bout.<\/p>\n

Shamil Gaziev has lost his last two fights via knockout, so he can not afford a third straight loss when he goes up against Kennedy Nzechukwu, who last fought to a draw against Marcus Almeida. Gaziev is just 3-3 inside the Octagon, so another loss could be his one-way ticket out of the promotion. On the bright side he does fight in the Heavyweight division, so he has a better chance to hold on to his spot even in defeat.<\/p>\n

\"LAS<\/a><\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 07: Reinier de Ridder of The Netherlands enters the Octagon in a middleweight fight during the UFC 326 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 07, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Reinier de Ridder started off his UFC career with four straight wins \u2014 including halting the Bo Nickal hype train<\/a> before defeating Robert Whittaker \u2014 but he has since gone on a slump. Indeed, \u201cThe Dutch Knight\u201d has lost his last two fights against Brendan Allen and Caio Borralho, so he is in desperate need of a win when he goes up against Roman Dolidze, who is also in need of a big win after losing his last two fights against Anthony Hernandez and Christian Leroy Duncan.<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: (L-R) Opponents Serghei Spivac of Moldova and Vitor Petrino of Brazil face off during the UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in at Golden 1 Center on August 21, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

In the co-main event, Serghei Spivac and Vitor Petrino will throw down to see who can improve his position in the division. Spivac snapped his two-fight skid by locking down a big win over Ante Delija via unanimous decision bringing him to just 2-3 in his last five outings. The Russian big man is currently ranked No. 9<\/a> in the division and a big win here gets him closer to the Top 5<\/a>. As for Petrino – No. 11<\/a> \u2014 he is riding high on confidence with three straight wins, and one more gets him in the Top 10. This one shouldn\u2019t last long, but it should be fun for as long as it does.<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: (L-R) Opponents MarQuel Mederos and Mason Jones of Wales face off during the UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in at Golden 1 Center on August 21, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Since getting cut by UFC back in 2022, Mason Jones has really found his groove, winning his last seven fights, which includes going 3-0 in his last three bouts inside the Octagon. But while the surging Lightweight is on a roll, so is MarQuel Mederos, who is unbeaten in his last 10 fights. He did fight to a draw against Chris Padilla in his last bout, but he hasn\u2019t tasted defeat since 2022, the lone loss of his career.<\/p>\n

\"SACRAMENTO,<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 21: (L-R) Opponents Carli Judice and Jeisla Chaves of Brazil face off during the UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in at Golden 1 Center on August 21, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Carli Judice had an interesting run to get into the promotion. After coming up short on the Contender Series<\/a>, she was still awarded a contract. In her debut, she came up short against Gabriella Fernandes<\/a>, both loses via split-decision. Since then, \u201cCrispy\u201d has been on a nice run by winning her last three fights. She will face off against an even hotter fighter in Jeisla Chavez, who is scorching at the moment with an undefeated record of 8-0, which includes winning her debut fight against Yuneisy Duben just two months ago.<\/p>\n

Full UFC Sacramento Fight Card:<\/a>UFC Sacramento Main Event on Paramount+<\/a>:<\/p>\n

185 lbs.: Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues<\/p>\n

UFC Sacramento Main Card on Paramount+<\/a> (8 p.m. ET):<\/p>\n

265 lbs.: Serghei Spivac vs. Vitor Petrino
205 lbs.: Reinier de Ridder vs. Roman Dolidze
155 lbs.: MarQuel Mederos vs. Mason Jones
125 lbs.: Carli Judice vs. Jeisla Chaves
265 lbs.: Anthony Wint vs. Terrance Chatman<\/p>\n

UFC Sacramento Prelims Card on Paramount+<\/a>: (5 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n

145 lbs.: Jamall Emmers vs. Lerryan Douglas
265 lbs.: Shamil Gaziev vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
155 lbs.: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Chris Padilla
145 lbs.: Marcio Barbosa vs. Ryan Kuse
155 lbs.: Gauge Young vs. Stan Dorsainvil
185 lbs.: Jackson McVey vs. Wes Schultz
115 lbs.: Shanelle Dyer vs. Elise Reed<\/p>\n

*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*<\/p>\n

Be sure to check out the rest of the UFC Sacramento main card predictions RIGHT HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Sacramento, Calif., later TONIGHT (Sat., Aug. 22, 2026) to stage UFC Sacramento…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":864553,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,40762,785,85,46671,1396,179146,7990,23416],"class_list":["post-864552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-live-stream","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-on-paramount","tag-ufc-previews","tag-ufc-programming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}