Overview
- Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues will headline UFC Fight Night 285 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Saturday, Aug. 22, with prelims at 2 p.m. PT and the main card streaming in the U.S. on Paramount+ at 5 p.m. PT.
- Betting markets have made Hernandez the favorite with moneyline prices roughly between -166 and -176 while Rodrigues sits near +140 to +147 and lines have moved and tightened through fight week.
- Hernandez (15-3) is known for extremely high takedown volume, top control and submissions and is coming off a third‑round TKO loss to Sean Strickland that ended an eight‑fight winning streak.
- Rodrigues (19-6) is a heavy knockout artist with 12 career KOs who most recently stopped Brunno Ferreira in the first round at UFC 326 and trained with top middleweight Nassourdine Imavov for this bout.
- A win for either fighter would strengthen a case for moving toward a middleweight title shot in an increasingly crowded division, making style and gameplan execution the key factors to watch on fight night.