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The UFC will be returning to the APEX Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 (U.S. time) for its upcoming card, UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira (also known as UFC Vegas 99 and UFC Fight Night 245).
Headlining the UFC Fight Night card will be a thrilling middleweight showdown between the No.13-ranked Anthony Hernandez and the No.14-seeded Michel Pereira.
Hernandez is riding a five-fight win streak into this fight, with four finishes. In his latest outing at UFC 298, the Californian scored a second-round submission victory over Roman Kopylov.
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Pereira, on the other hand, will be seeking his ninth consecutive win this weekend. The Brazilian has finished his last three fights and is coming off a first-round submission victory over Ihor Potieria at UFC 301.
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No.10-ranked bantamweight Rob Font will also feature on the UFC Vegas 99 card as he takes on No.12-ranked Kyler Phillips in the co-main event.
Font has struggled for consistency in recent years, going 1-4 in his last five trips to the octagon. The Massachusetts fighter most recently dropped a unanimous decision to Deiveson Figueiredo in December. Font will be determined to get his hand raised when he faces a streaking opponent in Las Vegas.
Phillips, meanwhile, will be eyeing his fourth consecutive victory this weekend. The Arizona native is 6-1 in the promotion and is coming off a unanimous decision win over Pedro Munhoz at UFC 299.
In another intriguing matchup, Charles Johnson will go toe-to-toe with Sumudaerji in an exciting flyweight contest.
Also on the UFC Fight Night main card, Darren Elkins will square off against Daniel Pineda in a featherweight battle. It will be followed by a bantamweight clash between Cameron Smotherman and Jake Hadley.
Additionally, Matheus Nicolau will face Asu Almabayev in a battle of flyweights to kick off the UFC Vegas 99 main card.
