Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez headlines the next UFC Fight Night card this weekend in the early hours of Sunday morning for UK MMA fans. Check out our preview, betting tips, fight prediction and more ahead of UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs Hernandez this weekend in Las Vegas.
It’s the #9 ranked middleweight against the #10 ranked fighter at 185-pounds. So, who will get their hand raised and propel up the rankings towards the top five?
SportsCasting’s guide below will tell you all you need to know when it comes to the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs Hernandez show and main event bout.
UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs Hernandez Preview
All eyes are on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for the second consecutive weekend, as Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez headlines the next UFC Fight Night card in the early hours of Sunday morning for UK MMA fans.
Along with the main event, there are a further nine fights on the rest of the main card and prelims. Some big names and future contenders are in action prior to the Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez main event.
Dolidze and Hernandez have three UFC bonuses under their belt, with both men having won the Performance of the Night bonus multiple times.
Heading into this match-up, the #10 ranked Hernandez boasts a seven-fight win streak, with the #9 ranked Dolidze having won his last three contests as well. Both men are in hot form, but that has got to end for one of the two combatants on Saturday might!
Despite being 37-years-old, the Georgian is arguably in the best form of his career. He has defeated Marvin Vettori, Kevin Holland and Anthony Smith in his last three contests, having not lost since February last year.
‘Fluffy’ on the other hand is unbeaten since May 2020, with seven consecutive victories inside the UFC since his defeat to Holland over five years ago. Now, he is the one middleweight who looks destined to break into the top five in the not too distant future.
To do so however, he’ll have to beat Roman Dolidze first. This won’t be an easy task by any stretch, with the UFC veteran himself looking for one final run towards a 185-pound title shot.
So, who will walk away from the octagon this weekend with another victory to their name and a statement performance under their belt? We’ll soon find out!
Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez Betting Tips
Despite being the lower ranked fighter, Anthony Hernandez is a substantial favourite with UFC betting sites to defeat Roman Dolidze in the next UFC Fight Night main event at the UFC Apex this weekend.
The #10 ranked middleweight is priced as short at 3/10 with some bookmakers to hand the Georgian his first defeat in 18 months. For Dolidze, he can be backed at odds of 5/2 just to win the fight outright.
This comes as no real surprise give the form ‘Fluffy’ has been in of late, not to mention his seven-fight winning run dating back to May 2020.
It’s hard to disagree with these odds, with Hernandez the younger, fresher and more all-rounded fighter now too. That being said, Dolidze has looked in arguably the best form of his career lately, enjoying somewhat of an ‘Indian summer’.
This fight could be closer than a lot of fans are expecting, especially over the five round distance. Dolidze is the bigger puncher of the two, but Hernandez certainly has the advantage on the ground.
Here at SportsCasting, we feel that provided the American can get through the early rounds, he will get to the ‘The Caucasian’ and stop him in the championship rounds.
Expect a relatively cagey affair early on, with Anthony Hernandez then taking over and submitting Roman Dolidze late on to put the middleweight division firmly on notice.
SportsCasting’s MMA expert prediction: Anthony Hernandez to WIN via Submission @ 11/8
UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs Hernandez – Fight Info
- 🥊 Headline Fight: Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez
- 📊 Records: Dolidze (15-3, 8 KO’s) | Hernandez (14-2-1NC, 3 KO’s)
- 📅 Date: Sunday, August 10, 2025
- 🕛 Main Event Time: Approx. 4.30am BST
- 🏆 Title: N/A
- 📺 TV Channel: TNT Sports 1
- 🏟 Venue: UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- 🎲 Odds: Dolidze 5/2 | Hernandez 3/10
UFC Fight Night Tickets For Dolidze vs Hernandez
Dana White’s net worth has surpassed half-a-billion dollars, and one reason for this could be because of extortionate ticket prices for UFC pay-per-view and UFC Fight Night cards.
Although the UFC is generally a fantastic organisation, one huge criticism of them and White is the highly expensive ticket prices. The cost of some UFC tickets total price fans out who simply aren’t able to afford to purchase tickets for live UFC events.
For this specific card, tickets aren’t on general sale for the public due to this UFC Fight Night card being held at the UFC Apex.
The only way MMA fans can purchase tickets for this Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez main event fight and undercard is by purchasing the VIP Package.
This is set at $1,750 (£1,304) per person and is available to purchase directly though the ufcvip.com website.
This package includes official VIP tickets, all-inclusive hospitality and a UFC Octagon Experience.
Although there are several perks to this VIP Package for UFC Fight Night: Taira vs Park, tickets are still on the rather expensive side. This isn’t a huge surprise given the UFC’s track record when it comes to their pricing point for tickets to all of their events.
Standard UFC pay-per-view tickets, such as the upcoming UFC 319 fight card, have an average price of $1,021 (£750). This makes UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs Hernandez tickets more expensive than attending a standard UFC PPV event with general sale tickets.
What Time Is The Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez Fight At?
With 10 fights in total on the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs Hernandez card, the action is set to get underway fairly early from the UFC Apex.
There is an eight hour time difference from Las Vegas to the UK. This means that the main card will begin at around 2am on Sunday morning for British MMA fans.
The preliminary action will kick-off at around 11pm in the UK on Saturday night and is available to watch on UFC Fight Pass and Discovery+.
The main event itself should take place no later than 5am for British fight fans. A 4.30am ring walk is likely for UK MMA fans for this weekend’s UFC Fight Night card – headlined by Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez.
This means that MMA fans in the UK will be able to tune into TNT Sports 1 to watch the full UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs Hernandez main card this weekend.
UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs Hernandez Full Card
| Fight | Weight Class | Rounds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Card (TNT Sports 1) | |||||||
| Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez | Middleweight | 5 | |||||
| Iasmin Lucindo vs Angela Hill | Women’s Strawweight | 3 | |||||
| Andre Fili vs Christian Rodriguez | Featherweight | 3 | |||||
| Miles Johns vs Jean Matsumoto | Bantamweight | 3 | |||||
| Eryk Anders vs Christian Leroy Duncan | Middleweight | 3 | |||||
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Julius Walker vs Raffael Cerqueira | Light-Heavyweight | 3 | |||||
| Elijah Smith vs Toshiomi Kazama | Bantamweight | 3 | |||||
| Joselyne Edwards vs Priscila Cachoeira | Women’s Bantamweight | 3 | |||||
| Uroš Medić vs Gilbert Urbina | Welterweight | 3 | |||||
| Gabriella Fernandes vs Julija Stoliarenko | Women’s Flyweight | 3 | |||||
Dolidze vs Hernandez: Tale of the Tape
| Roman Dolidze | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Georgian | ||||||
| Age | 37 | ||||||
| Height | 6’3″ | ||||||
| Reach | 76″ | ||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||
| Total Fights | 18 | ||||||
| Record | 15-3 (8 KO’s) | ||||||
| Anthony Hernandez | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Age | 31 | ||||||
| Height | 6’0″ | ||||||
| Reach | 75″ | ||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||
| Total Fights | 17 | ||||||
| Record | 14-2-1NC (3 KO’s) | ||||||
