officially announced<\/a> the matchup Tuesday.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
De Ridder (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has quickly climbed the ladder in the middleweight division, winning his first three fights by stoppage, and picking up a split decision nod over former champ Robert Whittaker in his last outing. The main event result against Whittaker extended his winning streak to five.<\/p>\n
Hernandez (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) is coming off an impressive outing in a main event against Roman Dolidze earlier this month to extend his current winning streak to eight. The fourth-round Performance of the Night submission put “Fluffy” in the mix at the top of the division, which has suddenly become packed with title challengers.<\/p>\n
In addition to the De Ridder vs. Hernandez main event announcement, the UFC added a fun welterweight bout between Kevin Holland (28-14 MMA, 15-11 UFC) and Canada’s Mike Malott (12-2-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), who will get the opportunity to fight on home soil again.<\/p>\n
With the addition, the current UFC Fight Night 262 lineup includes:<\/p>\n
Reinier de Ridder vs. Anthony Hernandez<\/p>\n
Marlon Vera vs. Aiemann Zahabi<\/p>\n
Kevin Holland vs. Mike Malott<\/p>\n
Manon Fiorot vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius<\/p>\n
HyunSung Park vs. Bruno Silva<\/p>\n
Danny Barlow vs. Djorden Santos<\/p>\n
Stephanie Luciano vs. Ravena Oliveira<\/p>\n
Azamat Bekoev vs. Yousri Belgaroui<\/p>\n
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