A clash of middleweight contenders is set to headline UFC Vancouver in October.
Reinier de Ridder (21-2) will face Anthony Hernandez (15-2) in a five-round main event at UFC Fight Night 262 on Oct. 18 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. While announcing the fight, Dana White confirmed that it is a potential middleweight title eliminator. However, the UFC head honcho isn’t looking past the UFC Paris headliner between top contenders Nassourdine Imavov (16-4) and Caio Borralho (17-1) next month.
“In the main event, it’s a five-round fight between middleweight contenders Reinier de Ridder and Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez.