UFC Unveils 10-Fight 2026 Slate Led by Hernandez-Rodrigues and Van-Pantoja 2

3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Aug 16

Aug. 22 opens UFC’s updated 2026 schedule with Anthony Hernandez facing Gregory Rodrigues in a Sacramento Fight Night main event that could reshape the middleweight pecking order.
Hernandez enters after an eight-fight win streak was snapped by Sean Strickland in February, while No. 11 Rodrigues can make a major jump by upsetting the No. 6 contender.
Sept. 19 brings UFC 331 to Los Angeles, where Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja meet again for the flyweight title after injury derailed their previous bout.
The slate also includes Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Song Yadong in Shanghai on Aug. 29, Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse in Paris on Sept. 5, and Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev for the featherweight title at UFC 333 on Oct. 24.
Across 10 listed events running from Aug. 22 to Nov. 7, UFC is using Fight Nights and numbered cards to sort title pictures in the middleweight, flyweight, featherweight and lightweight divisions.