The primary reserving for the second-ever Noche UFC occasion is in.
A middleweight matchup between fan-friendly fighters Michel Pereira and Anthony Hernandez has been added to the highly-anticipated occasion, which can happen Sept. 14 at The Sphere in Las Vegas. The cardboard celebrates Mexican Independence Day, which is Sept. 16.
Pereira introduced the information on his social media on Tuesday, and MMA Junkie additionally confirmed the reserving with sources.
Pereira (31-11 MMA, 9-2 UFC) is trying so as to add to his spectacular run, as he’s on an eight-fight profitable streak, with half of these victories coming by stoppage. The Brazilian is shortly rising up the middleweight ranks. He moved up from welterweight in 2023 and has since picked up three straight wins. Pereira final fought in Might when he shortly submitted Ihor Potieria.
Hernandez (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) can be in a tear like Pereira. Unbeaten in his previous 5 outings, Hernandez has picked up three submission and one TKO win. He most just lately competed in February when he submitted Roman Kopylov to win a Efficiency of the Night time bonus.
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