Fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon.
All bouts have been confirmed or officially announced by MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Guilherme Cruz via sources who are familiar with the matchups.
In September, a pair of middleweights will meet to try and break free from the pack.
Anthony Hernandez (9-2, 1 NC) is set to fight Marc-Andre Barriault (14-5, 1 NC) at an upcoming UFC Fight Night event on Sept. 17, with a location still to be announced. After slow start to their UFC careers, both fighters won three of the last four.
Hernandez was signed off of the Contender Series after scoring a 40-second knockout of Jordan Wright, however the win was later overturned and Hernandez was suspended for six months after testing positive for marijuana. “Fluffy” then made his UFC debut on a February 2019 card where lost by second-round submission to Markus Perez. He bounced back with a submission win of his own over Jun Yong Park and is currently on a two-fight win streak, which includes a stunning submission victory over Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Rodolfo Vieira.
Barriault, a former two-division champion in Canada’s TKO promotion, has also seen success after going winless in his first four UFC appearances (including a knockout win over Oskar Piechota that was overturned due to Barriault testing positive for ostarine). The Quebec native’s 3-1 stretch includes finishes of Jordan Wright and Abu Azaitar.
A bantamweight bout between Alatengheili and Chad Anheliger has been added to UFC 279. The news was first announced by Alatengheili’s management.
China’s Alatengheili (15-8-2) has impressed in his UFC run thus far, with just one loss in five appearances for the promotion. In his most recent outing at UFC Vegas 51 this past April, he needed just 47 seconds to score a knockout victory over Kevin Croom. That was Alatengheili’s first finish since signing with the UFC in August 2019.
Anheliger (12-5) earned a contract on the most recent season of the Contender Series, defeating former ONE Championship standout Muin Gafurov by split decision. In his UFC debut at UFC Vegas 48 this past February, the Canadian veteran finished Jesse Strader via strikes in the third round. The win extended Anheliger’s current winning streak to 10.
When they meet on October 1,
Sam Hughes will face Piera Rodriguez, who has a winning streak. 15.
The strawweights will square off at an upcoming UFC Fight Night event in October, with a location still to be announced. ESPN Deportes was first to report the matchup.
The UFC’s start to Hughes’ run was not good. He suffered three consecutive losses including two fights with short notice. Following a decision loss to Luana Pinheiro, Hughes (7-4) has now won two straight, with a third-round TKO victory over Elise Reed in her most recent outing. This will be Hughes’ third fight since April.
Rodriguez has yet to experience defeat, having won her first eight pro bouts. She fought her way to the UFC through the Contender Series and then made a successful debut with a unanimous decision win over Kay Hansen at UFC 273 this past April. The Venezuelan prospect has won five of her eight fights by KO/TKO.
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