The UFC is prepping for its return to Vancouver.
Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18 at Rogers Arena, UFC Fight Night will mark the first UFC event held in Vancouver in more than two years.
UFC unveiled the fight card on Wednesday, two days before tickets go on sale to the general public.
The event is highlighted by a men’s middleweight contenders bout between No. 5 ranked Reinier De Ridder (Netherlands) and No. 6 Anthony Hernandez (United States).
The main card also includes No. 7 ranked men’s bantamweight contender Marlon Vera (Ecuador) taking on No. 10 Aiemann Zahabi of Montreal, and a women’s flyweight contenders’ fight between No. 2 ranked Manon Fiorot (France) and Niagara, Ontario’s Jasmine Jasudavicius, who is ranked No. 5.
UFC Fight Night Vancouver fight card
- Reinier De Ridder vs. Anthony Hernandez (men’s middleweight)
- Marlon Vera vs. Aiemann Zahabi (men’s bantamweight)
- Manon Fiorot vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (women’s flyweight)
- Kevin Holland vs Mike Malott (men’s welterweight)
- Azamat Bekoev vs. Yousri Belgaroui (men’s middleweight)
- Bruno Silva vs. HyunSung Park (men’s flyweight)
- Danny Barlow vs. Djorden Santos (men’s middleweight)
- Stephanie Luciano vs. Ravena Oliveira Morais (women’s strawweight)
The prelims (1 p.m.) and main card (4 p.m.) will air live on Sportsnet.
Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m., with pre-sales available earlier for UFC Fight Club members and newsletter subscribers.
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