Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) staged UFC Sacramento last night (Sat., Aug. 22, 2206) live online via Paramount+ inside Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA., which saw Gregory Rodrigues defeat Anthony Hernandez via unanimous decision (recap here). In the co-main event of the evening, Vitor Petrino defeated Serghei Spivac, also by unanimous decision.
Biggest Winner: Reinier de Ridder
Coming into the event, de Ridder earned our spot for the fighter who needed a win the most. After all, “The Dutch
Knight” had lost his last two fights and a third straight defeat would have sent him tumbling further down the rankings, moving him further away from the championship picture. Thankfully, de Ridder found his groove again after demolishing Roman Dolidze with a vicious ground-and-pound attack with a minute left in the opening frame (see it again here). With the win, de Ridder gets some much-needed breathing room and a sigh of relief to go with it as he avoids the longest losing streak of his career.
Runner Up: Gregory Rodriguez
Rodriguez is another one of our big winners after beating up Anthony Hernandez over the course of 25 minutes in what was an all-out war. Indeed, “Robocop” bruised up “Fluffy’s” legs with his devastating kicks. For his efforts, he walked away with a coll $100,000 post-fight bonus award— as did Hernandez — for putting on a nice performance. Rodrigues has now racked up four straight wins which will give him a huge bump in the rankings. He will be feeling the effects of this war, but the big upset win and post-fight bonus will ease the pain for a bit.
Biggest Loser: Anthony Hernandez
Losing two in a row is never fun. Hernandez was hoping to get back into the win column following his loss to Sean Strickland, but ultimately came up short in the quest after getting battered up by Rodriguez for 25 minutes. It’s a bad drop-off for “Fluffy,” who went on an eight-fight unbeaten streak from 2021 to 2025. While his performance in defeat was valiant, he will be going into his next fight with a lot of pressure because a third straight defeat will be devastating for his goals of ever fighting for a world title. He has the ability to turn it around, he just needs to get back to what worked for him during his win streak.
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