UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
| UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 21, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Toyota Center | |||
| City | Houston, Texas, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez (also known as UFC Fight Night 267) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on February 21, 2026 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States.[1][2][3][4][5]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's tenth visit to Houston and first since UFC 271 in February 2022.[1]
A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland and former LFA Middleweight Champion Anthony Hernandez is scheduled to headline the event.[6]
A women's flyweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes flyweight winner Juliana Miller and Carli Judice is scheduled for this event.[7] They were scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues in February 2025, but Miller withdrew from the fight due to an injury.[8]
A heavyweight bout between Serghei Spivac and 2022 PFL Heavyweight Tournament winner Ante Delija was initially scheduled for UFC 325, but was later rescheduled to this event.[9][10]
A welterweight bout between Austin Vanderford and promotional newcomer Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani was scheduled for this event.[11] However, Vanderford withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Philip Rowe.[12]
A welterweight bout between Geoff Neal and Kevin Holland was reportedly scheduled for this event.[13] The pairing would have marked a rematch of their first meeting in January 2017 at an independent promotion, where Neal lost by technical knockout in the third round.[14] However, for undisclosed reasons, Holland was replaced by Uroš Medić.[15]
A welterweight bout between undefeated prospect Jacobe Smith and Ko Seok-hyeon was scheduled for this event.[16] However, Ko withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by undefeated promotional newcomer Josiah Harrell.[17]
Fight card
| Main card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Sean Strickland | vs. | Anthony Hernandez | ||||
| Welterweight | Geoff Neal | vs. | Uroš Medić | ||||
| Featherweight | Dan Ige | vs. | Melquizael Costa | ||||
| Heavyweight | Serghei Spivac | vs. | Ante Delija | ||||
| Welterweight | Jacobe Smith | vs. | Josiah Harrell | ||||
| Middleweight | Zachary Reese | vs. | Michel Pereira | ||||
| Preliminary card (Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Chidi Njokuani | vs. | Carlos Leal Miranda | ||||
| Flyweight | Ode' Osbourne | vs. | Alibi Idiris | ||||
| Flyweight | Alden Coria | vs. | Luis Gurule | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Nora Cornolle | vs. | Joselyne Edwards | ||||
| Welterweight | Ramiz Brahimaj | vs. | Punahele Soriano | ||||
| Welterweight | Philip Rowe | vs. | Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani | ||||
| Featherweight | Jordan Leavitt | vs. | Yadier del Valle | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Juliana Miller | vs. | Carli Judice | ||||
See also
References
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- ^ Staff (2025-12-06). "UFC Announces Q1 2026 Schedule, and Yes, Apex Cards Will Continue". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Ross Cole (2025-12-06). "UFC Announces Full Event Schedule For 1st Quarter 2026". mmainsight.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Jed Meshew (2025-12-06). "UFC unveils full event schedule for first quarter of 2026". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Dan Hiergesell (2025-12-06). "When?! Where?! UFC releases 2026 Q1 schedule including returns to Mexico City, London, and Seattle". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Daniel Cunningham (2025-12-06). "BREAKING: UFC Houston to be headlined by Sean Strickland – Anthony Hernandez". empiresportsmedia.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Damon Martin (2025-12-10). "Juliana Miller vs. Carli Judice booked for UFC Houston". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-12-23). "Yuneisy Duben books UFC debut vs. Carli Judice after stunning Dana White's Contender Series knockout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ Nick Baldwin (2025-12-07). "Hooker-Saint Denis, Fiziev-Ruffy added to UFC 325". thescore.com. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ^ Staff (2025-12-15). "Pomaknut datum sljedeće Delijine borbe u UFC-u" (in Croatian). index.hr. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2025-12-23). "Mr. Paige VanZant booked against Contender Series standout for UFC Houston". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ^ David Tees (2026-01-22). "Report: Austin Vanderford Out, Phil Rowe In at UFC Houston". pwinsiderxtra.com. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ^ Curtis Calhoun (2025-12-11). "Kevin Holland announces UFC Houston return vs. Top 15 welterweight slugger". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ Steven Muehlhausen (2020-12-19). "Geoff Neal describes how fighting Kevin Holland changed his career". dazn.com. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ Sayan Nag (2026-01-25). "Geoff Neal vs. Uros Medic Booked for UFC Houston". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ OSEN (2025-12-12). "Go Seok-hyeon seeks third straight UFC win against undefeated Jacoby Smith". biz.chosun.com. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ^ Staff (2026-02-13). "Ko removed from UFC Houston for injury, Harrell to debut as replacement". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
