UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez

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UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 21, 2026 (2026-02-21)
Venue Toyota Center
City Houston, Texas, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night 267 UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Almabayev

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez (also known as UFC Fight Night 268) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on February 21, 2026 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Background

The event will mark the promotion's tenth visit to Houston and first since UFC 271 in February 2022. [1]

A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland and former LFA Middleweight Champion Anthony Hernandez is scheduled to headline the event. [6]

A women's flyweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes flyweight winner Juliana Miller and Carli Judice is scheduled for this event. [7] They were scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues in February 2025, but Miller withdrew from the fight due to an injury. [8]

A heavyweight bout between Serghei Spivac and 2022 PFL Heavyweight Tournament winner Ante Delija was initially scheduled for UFC 325, but was later rescheduled to this event. [9] [10]

Fight card

Fight card (Paramount+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez
Flyweight Ode' Osbourne vs.Alibi Idiris

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    Announced bouts

    See also

    References

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    2. ↑ Staff (2025-12-06). "UFC Announces Q1 2026 Schedule, and Yes, Apex Cards Will Continue". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
    3. ↑ Ross Cole (2025-12-06). "UFC Announces Full Event Schedule For 1st Quarter 2026". mmainsight.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
    4. ↑ Jed Meshew (2025-12-06). "UFC unveils full event schedule for first quarter of 2026". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
    5. ↑ Dan Hiergesell (2025-12-06). "When?! Where?! UFC releases 2026 Q1 schedule including returns to Mexico City, London, and Seattle". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
    6. ↑ Daniel Cunningham (2025-12-06). "BREAKING: UFC Houston to be headlined by Sean Strickland – Anthony Hernandez". empiresportsmedia.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
    7. 1 2 Damon Martin (2025-12-10). "Juliana Miller vs. Carli Judice booked for UFC Houston". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
    8. ↑ Nolan King (2024-12-23). "Yuneisy Duben books UFC debut vs. Carli Judice after stunning Dana White's Contender Series knockout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
    9. ↑ Nick Baldwin (2025-12-07). "Hooker-Saint Denis, Fiziev-Ruffy added to UFC 325". thescore.com. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
    10. 1 2 Staff (2025-12-15). "Pomaknut datum sljedeće Delijine borbe u UFC-u" (in Croatian). index.hr. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
    11. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
    12. ↑ Gaspar Bruno (2025-12-11). "UFC encaminha Michel Pereira vs Zach Reese para fevereiro de 2026". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-12-11.(in Brazilian Portuguese)
    13. ↑ Curtis Calhoun (2025-12-11). "Kevin Holland announces UFC Houston return vs. Top 15 welterweight slugger". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
    14. ↑ OSEN (2025-12-12). "Go Seok-hyeon seeks third straight UFC win against undefeated Jacoby Smith". biz.chosun.com. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
    15. ↑ Redação O Antagonista (2025-12-14). "Kevin Holland retorna ao UFC Houston para revanche aguardada há quase 10 anos". oantagonista.com.br. Retrieved 2025-12-14.(in Brazilian Portuguese)
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