The very last thing MMA fighter Luis Hernandez anticipated was to get punched within the face by Sean Strickland following his most up-to-date journey to the cage.
Hernandez improved to 6-0 at Tuff-N-Uff 145 with a second-round submission victory over Miles Hunsinger in a middleweight bout. After cinching in a guillotine choke through the fight-ending sequence, Hernandez turned his consideration towards Hungsinger’s nook, shouting one thing and sticking his tongue out.
As soon as Hunsinger tapped out, Hernandez’s celebration included a complete lot of trash-talking and a Degeneration X impressed crotch chop directed on the opposing group, which included Strickland and Chris ‘Motion Man’ Curtis.
Infuriated, each Strickland and Curtis entered the cage and charged at Hernandez. ‘Tarzan’ ended up throwing a few punches through the incident, which has since exploded on social media.
Providing his tackle the encounter, Hernandez shrugged the entire thing off.
“I used to be not anticipating that in any respect,” Hernandez instructed MMA Preventing. “I used to be laughing, I used to be having a great time—truthfully, I used to be simply having fun with the second. When Strickland got here at me, I used to be like, ‘What’s happening right here? Is that this a actuality TV present?’ It escalated so quick, however I used to be nonetheless smiling. I’m a cop, I take care of actual conditions every single day. This was nothing in comparison with what I face at work.
“I simply wished to have enjoyable within the cage, and I wasn’t anticipating it to go that far. I don’t need something to occur to Sean or Chris; I hope the fee doesn’t punish them. That is leisure, and we’re all professionals. If something, I’d like to combat them within the UFC, sanctioned, for cash.”
Luis Hernandez remains to be open to coaching with Sean Strickland
In the long run, Hernandez holds no unwell will towards Strickland or Curtis. Actually, ‘The Stache’ is even open coaching alongside the 2 UFC stars at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas.
“I believe issues escalated to some extent the place they shouldn’t have as a result of I don’t need something to occur to those guys,” Hernandez stated. “These guys are skilled fighters identical to I’m. I’ve a profession, they’ve their careers, and I’d say [it’s] squashed on my finish.
“I’ve no bias in opposition to anyone from that nook, that group. That’s an excellent group. Xtreme Couture is a good group. I’m nonetheless right here in Vegas, I used to be like, ‘Hey, possibly I may go practice there,’ now, I don’t assume a lot.
