UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Hernandez

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UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Hernandez
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 18, 2025 (2025-10-18)
Venue Rogers Arena
City Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Fiziev UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Hernandez UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane

UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Hernandez (also known as UFC Fight Night 262 and UFC on ESPN+ 120) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on October 18, 2025, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [1]

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Background

The event will mark the promotion's seventh visit to Vancouver and first since UFC 289 in June 2023. [1]

A middleweight bout between former ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight World Champion Reinier de Ridder and former LFA Middleweight Champion Anthony Hernandez is scheduled to headline the event. [2]

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and Mario Bautista was reportedly scheduled to headline the event. [3] However, for unknown reasons, the bout was moved to UFC 321 one week later. [4]

A middleweight bout between former LFA Middleweight Champion Azamat Bekoev and promotional newcomer Yousri Belgaroui is scheduled for this event. [5] They were initially scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park in August but the bout was postponed to this event as a result of Belgaroui not being able to get a visa in time. [6]

Fight card

Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Reinier de Ridder vs. Anthony Hernandez
Welterweight Kevin Holland vs. Mike Malott
Women's Flyweight Manon Fiorot vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Bantamweight Charles Jourdain vs. Davey Grant
Flyweight Bruno Gustavo da Silva vs. Park Hyun-sung
Bantamweight Marlon Vera vs. Aiemann Zahabi
MiddleweightDanny Barlowvs.Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos
Lightweight Kyle Prepolec vs. Drew Dober
Middleweight Azamat Bekoev vs. Yousri Belgaroui
Women's StrawweightStephanie Lucianovs.Ravena Oliveira

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    Announced bouts

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 Jay Anderson (2025-06-07). "UFC Returning to Vancouver, B.C. on October 18, 2025". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
    2. ↑ Daniel Cunningham (2025-08-19). "UFC Vancouver will be headlined by Reinier de Ridder – Anthony Hernandez". telecomasia.net. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
    3. ↑ Garrett Kerman (2025-08-04). "Umar Nurmagomedov's return fight against Mario Bautista is set for UFC Vancouver main event". clutchpoints.com. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
    4. ↑ Nolan King (2025-08-28). "UFC 321: Umar Nurmagomedov gets rising contender in Abu Dhabi". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
    5. ↑ Staff (2025-07-28). "Taira gets new UFC Fight Night main event opponent with Albazi out". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
    6. ↑ Thomas Albano (2025-07-27). "Another UFC Vegas 108 matchup scrapped as Azamat Bekoev announces fight with Yousri Belgaroui is postponed". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
    7. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Hernandez". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
    8. ↑ King, Nolan. "UFC signs top Canadian prospect for Vancouver showdown". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
    9. ↑ Pretty, Jay. "UFC Vancouver Update: 2 Matches Added Including Matt Frevola's Return". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
    10. ↑ Anderson, Jay (2025-09-05). "Cody Gibson vs. Aoriqileng Announced for UFC Vancouver". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
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