Reinier de Ridder and Anthony Hernandez will clash at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 18 in Vancouver in a matchup of two red-hot middleweight contenders.

Event: UFC Vancouver: “De Ridder vs. Hernandez” Date: Sat., Oct. 18, 2025 Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Broadcast : ESPN+ Start Time: 4 p.m. ET Prelims | 7 p.m. ET Main Card

Khamzat Chimaev could have a huge challenge on his hands. On Saturday night, ‘Borz’ produced a truly dominant performance at UFC 319. In front of a packed crowd at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Chimaev ragdolled Dricus Du Plessis, en route to relieving the South African of his middleweight title.

Reinier de Ridder picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday when he took a hard-fought split decision over former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Fight Night from Abu Dhabi.

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In a recent appearance on the Pound 4 Pound podcast, UFC middleweight contender Reinier de Ridder revealed that he believes Adesanya is the best to ever do it in his weight class. He specifically pointed to Adesanya’s rematch with Alex Pereira at UFC 287, where he bounced back from losing his title to knockout ‘Poatan’ in incredible fashion.

The main event of UFC Vancouver in October will pit Reinier de Ridder against Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez, potentially offering a clue to Khamzat Chimaev ’s first challenger for the middleweight title.

Middleweight fight is going down in “Raincouver.” UFC CEO Dana White announced today that No. 5-ranked Reinier de Ridder will take on No. 6-ranked Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Vancouver on Sat.