On To the Next One: Matches to make after UFC Sacramento

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Gregory Rodrigues

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 22: Gregory Rodrigues of Brazil reacts after a victory against Anthony Hernandez in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Golden 1 Center on August 22, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Gregory Rodrigues picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday, outlasting Anthony Hernandez in the five-round middleweight headliner of UFC Sacramento. With the 185-pound division being in a strange place, and multiple contenders hoping for their shot at Sean Strickland and the middleweight title, where does “Robocop” go from his recent victory.

On and all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put their matchmaking hats on and discuss what’s next for Rodrigues after defeating Hernandes for his fourth straight victory. Additionally, future matchups are discussed for Vitor Petrino following his decision win against Serghei Spivac in the co-main event, Reinier de Ridder after his quick stoppage victory against Roman Dolidze, along with fellow main card winners MarQuel Mederos, Carli Judice, Anthony Wint, and more.

Plus, the fellas go through the listeners’ matchmaking picks in the final segment of the program.

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