UFC Fight Night Live Results & Highlights – Hernandez vs. Pereira

Top middleweight contenders meet this Saturday in Las Vegas.

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The UFC is back at the Apex in Las Vegas, NV for a second straight week this Saturday (October 19) with a UFC Fight Night card headlined by top middleweight contenders.

Anthony Hernandez vs. Michel Pereira

The main event will see Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira each try to move closer towards the Top 10 when they square off in an intriguing middleweight bout.

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Don't mess with Fluffy on the ground 👀 @ILoveBamf seeks his sixth straight victory at #UFCVegas99!

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— UFC (@ufc) October 17, 2024

Both men enter the night on impressive win streaks, and each of their last three victories have all come via finish.

You never know what will happen in a @UFCPereira fight 🤯

We take a look at every finish in his UFC career! #UFCVegas99 pic.twitter.com/HUlki9Gjqq

— UFC (@ufc) October 17, 2024

The night’s co-main event is a bantamweight matchup featuring top-ranked talents Rob Font and Kyler Phillips.

"WHAT A RIGHT HAND" 🗣@RobSFont has the power to end a fight at any moment 👊 #UFCVegas99 pic.twitter.com/FLWKBZNQ5i

— UFC (@ufc) October 15, 2024

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Font enters the night on a two-fight skid that put his record at 1-4 across his last five fights, but all of those losses have come against top bantamweight competition. The 37-year-old represents a sizeable step up for Phillips as the latter fighter tries to extend his three-fight winning streak.

He is putting his 3 fight win streak ALL on the line this weekend! 💥

Watch @KyMatrix in the #UFCVegas99 co-main event!

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— UFC (@ufc) October 16, 2024

The rest of the main card will also see Charles Johnson try to score a fourth-straight win when he faces Sumudaerji at flyweight, and Jake Hadley will also welcome Cameron Smotherman to the UFC after the Fury FC standout stepped in to replace Brady Hiestand.

UNDEFEATED IN 2024‼️@InnerGmma_UFC looks for his FOURTH straight win this weekend at #UFCVegas99! pic.twitter.com/c11jQ8Ihx3

— UFC (@ufc) October 16, 2024

Featherweight veterans Darren Elkins and Daniel Pineda will kick off the main card action, and the night’s prelims are also highlighted by a huge flyweight tilt between Matheus Nicolau and Asu Almabayev as well as a number of other well-matched fights.

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The prelims are set to kick off at 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday (October 19), so be sure to check back on this page for all of the live results and highlights from the action once the event starts.

Main Card (ESPN+, 7:00 p.m. ET)

• Main Event: Anthony Hernandez vs. Michel Pereira

• Co-Main Event: Rob Font vs. Kyler Phillips

• Sumudaerji vs. Charles Johnson

• Jake Hadley vs. Cameron Smotherman

• Darren Elkins vs. Daniel Pineda

Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 4:00 p.m. ET)

• Matheus Nicolau vs. Asu Almabayev

• Brad Katona vs. Jean Matsumoto

• Joselyne Edwards vs. Tamires Vidal

• Jessica Penne vs. Elise Reed

• Alice Ardelean vs. Melissa Martinez

• Robelis Despaigne vs. Austen Lane

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