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UFC Sacramento

13 stories covering UFC Sacramento — news, results and analysis.

Gregory Rodrigues poses on the scale at UFC Sacramento official weigh-ins
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UFC Sacramento Weigh-Ins: How Barely 2 Pounds Split the Main Event

Fight-night data shows Gregory Rodrigues outweighed Anthony Hernandez by just 2.2 pounds — while a featherweight quietly packed on 25.5.

Aug 24, 2026

Jamall Emmers throws a right hand during his featherweight bout at UFC Sacramento
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Jamall Emmers Shocks Lerryan Douglas With a First-Round KO in Sacramento

A 3-to-1 underdog on some lines, Emmers dropped the previously unbeaten-in-UFC Douglas to grab his first three-fight win streak in the promotion.

Aug 23, 2026

Vitor Petrino inside the octagon during a UFC heavyweight bout
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Vitor Petrino Wants a Main Event After UFC Sacramento Co-Feature

Petrino is 3-0 at heavyweight and eyeing a five-round headline slot if he beats ranked veteran Serghei Spivac on Aug. 22.

Aug 22, 2026

Heavyweight prospect Anthony Wint poses before his UFC debut in Sacramento
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Anthony Wint's 11-Day Turnaround: 7-0 Heavyweight Debuts in Sacramento

A 34-second Contender Series finish earned Wint a UFC deal. Eleven days later, the 7-0 ex-linebacker faces Terrance Chatman on Saturday's main card.

Aug 21, 2026

Lerryan Douglas celebrates a first-round finish inside the UFC Octagon
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Lerryan Douglas Eyes 3-0 Start as 'Gunslinger' Draws Jamall Emmers

Douglas is 2-0 in the UFC with two first-round finishes. In Sacramento he faces a 30-fight veteran who's won three of his last four.

Aug 21, 2026

Anthony Hernandez posing on the scale at a UFC ceremonial weigh-in
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Hernandez vs Rodrigues: Weights Official for UFC Sacramento Main Event

The #6 middleweight faces #11 Gregory Rodrigues in a five-round main event Saturday, with a light heavyweight scrap between Dolidze and De Ridder underneath.

Aug 21, 2026

Reinier de Ridder poses on the scale during a UFC official weigh-in
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Reinier de Ridder Swears Off 185 for Good: 'Never a Middleweight Again'

After six weight cuts in just over a year wrecked his body, de Ridder debuts at 205 against Roman Dolidze at UFC Sacramento on Saturday.

Aug 21, 2026

UFC lightweight Chris Padilla during a fight week appearance ahead of UFC Sacramento
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Chris Padilla Wants Main Card Billing, and He's Not Waiting Politely

Padilla is unbeaten in five UFC fights (4-0-1) heading into Sacramento. Now he's telling anyone with a mic he belongs above the prelims.

Aug 20, 2026

Anthony Hernandez celebrating inside the UFC Octagon
UFC

Anthony Hernandez Comes Home to Sacramento for Rodrigues Main Event

The #6 middleweight headlines in his backyard Saturday, coming off his first loss in five years — and he trained with the man who handed it out.

Aug 20, 2026

UFC strawweight prospect Shanelle Dyer poses ahead of a fight
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Shanelle Dyer Bet On Herself After a Debut Finish — Now Comes Elise Reed

The 25-year-old Londoner opened UFC London with a second-round TKO and a Performance bonus. In Sacramento, she faces an 8-5 veteran with the experience edge.

Aug 19, 2026

Reinier de Ridder inside the Octagon ahead of his UFC light heavyweight debut
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Reinier de Ridder Goes All-In at 205 Ahead of Dolidze Clash

De Ridder opened his UFC run 4-0 in eight months. Now he's leaving middleweight for good — and switching gyms — before his light heavyweight debut Saturday.

Aug 18, 2026

Welsh lightweight Jack Jones inside the Octagon during a UFC fight
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Jack Jones Chases a Fourth Straight Win and a Lightweight Ranking in Sacramento

The Welsh lightweight is 3-0 since returning to the UFC and fights out his contract Saturday against MarQuel Mederos in a city that feels like home.

Aug 18, 2026

UFC middleweight Anthony Hernandez inside the Octagon
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Hernandez vs Rodrigues: Fluffy's First UFC Home Game in Sacramento

Anthony Hernandez (15-3) headlines Sacramento's first UFC card in over seven years, hunting a bounce-back after Sean Strickland snapped his eight-fight run.

Aug 17, 2026