Anthony Hernandez likes to struggle, and will he lengthen his win streak to eight fights this Saturday, he has an thought to make the middleweight division much more fascinating.
Hernandez is about to face Roman Dolidze in the principle occasion of UFC Vegas 109 on the UFC APEX. The timing of the matchup is fascinating, particularly contemplating Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev struggle for the title at UFC 319 subsequent Saturday, and Reinier de Ridder not too long ago defeated former champ Robert Whittaker in the principle occasion of UFC Abu Dhabi in July.
“Fluffy” has seen followers hoping for a future struggle between Hernandez and de Ridder, and will he do his half this weekend, he has fairly the thought for the UFC and the 185-pound division.
“[Reinier] did f*cking nice, man,” Hernandez informed MMA Combating. “He’s a troublesome motherf*cker. He bought f*cking dropped as soon as, bought proper again up on his horse and f*cking deal with enterprise, what I imply? You bought to respect a person like that, and I’ve met him earlier than. He’s a cool ass dude, bought nothing unhealthy to say about him.
“But when that’s f*cking case, man, they higher f*cking make a BMF belt for the f*cking middleweight division or one thing as a result of there’s quite a lot of f*cking hungry motherf*ckers in right here that I believe deserve that shit too, what I imply, like a f*cking somewhat weight belt or one thing, like one thing. I don’t give a fuck, run that shit, however one struggle at a time, what I imply? I simply wish to go on the market and f*cking present the world what I actually can do and the remaining will play itself out.”
Hernandez is presently within the midst of essentially the most exercise he’s had in a years, getting set to compete for the third time in 10 months. In his most up-to-date bout, Hernandez defeated Brendan Allen by way of choice at UFC Seattle in February. Regardless of coming into the bout, he says, with a rib harm, Hernandez was assured he’d beat his previous LFA opponent for a second time, regardless of, admittedly, not placing on his greatest displaying.
When he was provided Dolidze, he understood why and was OK with it regardless of being on one of many extra spectacular win streaks within the division.
“I imply, I actually don’t give a f*ck, man,” Hernandez mentioned. “It’s like one struggle at a time for me. I’ll get to the belt. It’s only a matter of time, what I imply? I’d have preferred somebody like within the prime 5, however my efficiency final one, I got here in damage, clearly, so like takeaways, [I] most likely shouldn’t are available in damage and struggle, so I can really present the f*ck out, what I imply, however it’s what it’s.
“Both means, I prefer to struggle, so regardless of who the f*ck it’s, I actually don’t give a f*ck. So long as I’m getting paid, I’m blissful.”
The final word objective is to get to a title struggle, but when the 31-year-old has to beat each single fighter within the rankings earlier than that occurs, that’s advantageous with him.
That simply means extra individuals Hernandez can hit within the face.
“It’s like, for me, this shit’s simply remedy I receives a commission for,” Hernandez mentioned. “I’ve been preventing since I used to be a f*cking child, man. Like that is the one factor I might say that I really feel comfy doing. It’s like different shit, I actually don’t take pleasure in, like precise jobs and f*cking sitting round individuals and having to speak to them on a regular basis and shit like that, what I imply? Like at a job the place you may’t simply [be] like, ‘Bitch, you speak to me like that, I’m going to slap the f*ck out of you.’
“I’m not good in the true world, however being violent, that is my outlet. That is the place I do good issues.”
