7 p.m. ET: Main Card | 4 p.m. ET: Prelims
Both Available on ESPN+ & SiriusXM Fight Nation
UFC action continues this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira live from UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 19. The main card begins at 7 p.m. ET with the prelims starting at 4 p.m., both available on ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation.
Main Event:
- Rising middleweight contenders No. 13 Anthony Hernandez and No. 14 Michel Pereira both look to continue their winning ways and move towards the top of the division in a main event that promises an exciting finish. Hernandez (12-2), a Dana White’s Contender Series alum, comes into his first UFC main event appearance on a five-fight win streak, featuring stoppage victories in his last three Octagon appearances. Pereira (31-11) has also earned three consecutive stoppage wins since his move to middleweight, all in the first round within 1:06 or less, as part of his eight overall victories in a row.
Co-Main Event:
- A ranked bantamweight battle in the co-main event sees No. 10 Rob Font going head-to-head against No. 12 Kyler Phillips. Font (20-8), a UFC veteran with over a decade of experience in the Octagon, aims for a statement victory to cement his spot in the division’s top ten in his 2024 debut. Phillips (12-2), a Dana White’s Contender Series alum who made his first UFC Fight Night appearance in Feb. 2020 and has built a 6-1 record in the Octagon since then, comes into his second fight of the year looking to extend his current three-fight win streak.
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On the call:
- Brendan Fitzgerald will call the action alongside former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and UFC lightweight Paul Felder. Charly Arnolt will handle reporting duties.
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Programming (All times ET):
| Thu. 10/17 | 8 p.m. | UFC: Camino al Octágono | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri. 10/18 | 5 p.m. | UFC Live Presented by Cuervo: Hernandez vs. Pereira | ESPNEWS |
| 5:35 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show Presented by Cuervo: Hernandez vs. Pereira | ESPN+ | |
| Sat. 10/19 | 4 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Hernandez vs. Pereira (Prelims) | ESPN+, SiriusXM Fight Nation Channel #156 |
| 7 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Hernandez vs. Pereira (Main Card) | ESPN+, SiriusXM Fight Nation Channel #156 | |
| 10 p.m.* | UFC Fight Night Post Show presented by Cuervo: Hernandez vs. Pereira | ESPN+ |
*Immediately following main event
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET):
| 7 p.m. | Main | Anthony Hernandez vs. Michel Pereira |
| Co-Main | Rob Font vs. Kyler Phillips | |
| Undercard | Charles Johnson vs. Sumudaerji | |
| Undercard | Jake Hadley vs. Cameron Smotherman | |
| Undercard | Darren Elkins vs. Daniel Pineda | |
| 4 p.m. | Feature | Matheus Nicolau vs. Asu Almabayev |
| Undercard | Brad Katona vs. Jean Matsumoto | |
| Undercard | Joselyne Edwards vs. Tamires Vidal | |
| Undercard | Jessica Penne vs. Elise Reed | |
| Undercard | Melissa Martinez vs. Alice Ardelean | |
| Undercard | Austen Lane vs. Robelis Despaigne |
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