The UFC returns to Houston, Texas this Saturday for a Fight Night event headlined by Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez which could produce the next (next) title challenger in the middleweight division.
Presumably, Nassourdine Imavov is up next for Khamzat Chimaev, but after that, Anthony Hernandez sits on an eight fight win streak, and nine would almost certainly earn him a spot. Sean Strickland, meanwhile, is a former champ who constantly courts controversy, and as such draws eyeballs, something the UFC would like plenty of as the Paramount+ broadcast deal rolls through its second month.
Weigh-ins for UFC Houston take place Friday; full results can be found below.
UFC Houston: Strickland vs. Hernandez Weigh-In Results
Main card
Middleweight: Sean Strickland (185) vs. Anthony Hernandez (186)
Welterweight: Geoff Neal (170.5) vs. Uroš Medić (171)
Featherweight: Dan Ige (145.5) vs. Melquizael Costa (145.5)
Heavyweight: Serghei Spivac (251.5) vs. Ante Delija (239)
Welterweight: Jacobe Smith (171) vs. Josiah Harrell (171)
Middleweight: Zachary Reese (185.5) vs. Michel Pereira (186)
Preliminary card
Welterweight: Chidi Njokuani (171) vs. Carlos Leal Miranda (170)
Flyweight: Ode’ Osbourne (126) vs. Alibi Idiris (126)
Flyweight: Alden Coria (125.5) vs. Luis Gurule (125)
Women’s Bantamweight: Nora Cornolle (136) vs.Joselyne Edwards (135.5)
Welterweight: Ramiz Brahimaj (170.5) vs. Punahele Soriano (171)
Welterweight: Philip Rowe (170.5)* vs. Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (170.5)
Featherweight: Jordan Leavitt (145.5) vs. Yadier del Valle (145.5)
Women’s Flyweight: Juliana Miller (126) vs. Carli Judice (125)
* Missed Weight on first attempt (172), re-weighed successfully