Hernandez, currently ranked No. 13 in the UFC's official middleweight rankings, called for a title eliminator next. Hernandez (13-2, 1 NC) improved to six straight wins with five stoppages. Pereira (31-12, 2 NC) was stopped for only the second time in his career and saw his eight-fight winning streak end.

Font (20-8 MMA, 10-7 UFC) takes on Phillips (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 245 (ESPN+) co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC Fight Night card featuring Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday

Francis Ngannou makes his highly anticipated return to MMA this Saturday with his PFL debut against Renan Ferreira at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ( 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN+).

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 245 odds between Anthony Hernandez vs. Michel Pereira, with MMA picks and predictions.

Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira meet Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 245 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 3-3 UFC main cards,

The UFC stays put on its home turf this week with a pair of ranked middleweights at the top of the bill. UFC Fight Night 245 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Get main card pick results from our 11 editors,

T he UFC Apex in Las Vegas hosts tonight's UFC Vegas 99 fight card headlined by a middleweight bout between contenders Anthony Hernandez (12-2, 1 NC) and Michel Pereira (31-11, 2