The UFC Japan account on X (formerly Twitter) have announced that WWE superstar Shinsuke Nakamura will corner Rei Tsuruya for his fight against Carlos Hernandez as part of early preliminary card on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass of tomorrow night’s UFC 303 event.

The event will be headlined by Alex Pereira putting his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on the line against Jiri Prochazka in a rematch from their fight at UFC 295 in November 2023.