UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Hernandez
| UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Hernandez | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 18, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Rogers Arena | |||
| City | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Hernandez (also known as UFC Fight Night 262) 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]
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 LFA Middleweight Champion Anthony Hernandez and former ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight World Champion Reinier de Ridder 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, the bout did not come to fruition.[2]
A middleweight bout between former LFA Middleweight Champion Azamat Bekoev and promotional newcomer Yousri Belgaroui is scheduled for this event.[4] 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.[5]
Fight card
| Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Reinier de Ridder | vs. | Anthony Hernandez | ||||
| Welterweight | Kevin Holland | vs. | Mike Malott | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Manon Fiorot | vs. | Jasmine Jasudavicius | ||||
| Bantamweight | Marlon Vera | vs. | Aiemann Zahabi | ||||
| Middleweight | Azamat Bekoev | vs. | Yousri Belgaroui | ||||
Announced bouts
- Women's Strawweight bout: Stephanie Luciano vs. Ravena Oliveira[7]
- Middleweight bout: Danny Barlow vs. Djorden Ribieiro dos Santos[8]
- Flyweight bout: Bruno Gustavo da Silva vs. Park Hyun-sung[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b Jay Anderson (2025-06-07). "UFC Returning to Vancouver, B.C. on October 18, 2025". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ a b Daniel Cunningham (2025-08-19). "UFC Vancouver will be headlined by Reinier De Ridder – Anthony Hernandez". telecomasia.net. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff (2025-07-28). "Taira gets new UFC Fight Night main event opponent with Albazi out". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Hernandez". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ Paul Browne (2025-07-19). "UFC's New Fight Announcements: Who's Next to Make Waves?". fightersonly.com. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2025-07-23). "UFC Vancouver reportedly adds banger fight with major title implications". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ Matthew Wells (2025-08-08). "Marlon Vera returns to face Aiemann Zahabi at UFC Fight Night 262 in Vancouver". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
