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On Friday, MMA Fighting first reported that Michel Pereira (31-11, 2 NC) vs. Anthony Hernandez (12-2, 1 NC) would no longer be taking place at UFC 306—which will have all 10 of its bouts set in stone on Saturday. Instead, for currently undisclosed reasons, the middleweights will do battle a month later at the main attraction of a newly announced UFC Fight Night show on Oct. 19. They are expected to compete for five rounds inside of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. “Fluffy” has since confirmed the rescheduled booking on his Instagram Stories, while remarking that it would be taking place around his birthday of Oct. 18.
The high-flying Pereira will come into this pairing on an eight-fight win streak, as the victor of three in a row since relocating himself to the 185-pound division. At this new weight class, the Brazilian has dispatched three foes of Andre Petroski, Michal Oleksiejczuk and Ihor Potieria in a combined 3:01. Before run of first-round stoppages, “Demolidor” needed the judges to pick up the victory in four of five, claiming wins over names including Santiago Ponzinibbio and Niko Price.
California’s Hernandez has prevailed in every fight since 2021, recording four stoppages and a decision over Josh Fremd along the way. This includes a tapout of Roman Kopylov, a knockout of Edmen Shahbazyan and the first submission defeat for ADCC grappling legend Rodolfo Vieira at UFC 258. The man known as “Fluffy” has earned 83% of his pro wins inside the distance, while never coming up short on the scorecards.
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