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Alex Hernandez reflects on tough loss to Renato Moicano at UFC 271: “May the Charles Oliveira Gods grant me wisdom”
UFC lightweight Alex Hernandez has taken the time to reflect on a tough loss to Renato Moicano at UFC 271. In the lead-up to fight night on Saturday, the biggest concern for Alex Hernandez was his placement on the card. Then, when the second round of his bout with Renato Moicano got underway, he had […]
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UFC veteran Cub Swanson shares some advice for frustrated lightweight fighter Alexander Hernandez
UFC veteran Cub Swanson has shared some words of wisdom for Alexander Hernandez following the latter’s recent outburst. Throughout the course of his iconic mixed martial arts career, Cub Swanson has been there and done it all. He’s fought the best of the best from WEC to UFC and beyond, earning the respect of the […]
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Alexander Hernandez slams the UFC for disrespectful prelim placement: “That incites such a rage in me”
Alexander Hernandez is scheduled to fight on the UFC 271 early prelims. It’s safe to say that ‘The Great’ isn’t thrilled about his placement on the card. The 29-year-old is scheduled to fight former featherweight contender Renato Moicano on the card. UFC 271 takes place in Houston, Texas, the adopted home state of Hernandez. Despite […]
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Renato Moicano says he no longer cares about rankings, only focused on making money ahead of UFC 271: “This is sad but this is true”
Renato Moicano says he no longer cares about fighting ranked opponents as all he cares about is making money. Moicano is set to return to the Octagon at UFC 271 against Alexander Hernandez in a really intriguing fight that he’s looking forward to. [brid autoplay=”true” video=”952360″ player=”20625″ title=”Just%20Scrap%20Radio%20Ep.%2066%20(w%20Whittaker%20Moicano%20Modafferi%20Phillips%20&%20Vanderaa)” duration=”3819″ description=”In the 66th episode of Just […]
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Alexander Hernandez protests Thiago Moises loss: “Convince me I didn’t win”
UFC lightweight contender Alexander Hernandez feels he was robbed of a victory in his UFC Vegas 20 scrap with Thiago Moises. Hernandez and Moises met on the UFC Vegas 20 undercard. After three rounds, Moises was named the victor via unanimous decision. It was fairly clear from the get-go that Hernandez didn’t agree with that […]
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Alexander Hernandez expects to pick Thiago Moises apart and “dismantle” him
Alexander Hernandez is extremely confident he will extend his winning streak to two on Saturday night. On the prelims of UFC Vegas 20, Hernandez is set to return to the Octagon against Thiago Moises. It’s an intriguing matchup but it did come as a surprise that “The Great” didn’t get a ranked opponent. However, Hernandez […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 29 with Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Alexander Hernandez, and Dustin Jacoby
The 29th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 20. We’re first joined by the third-ranked UFC heavyweight, Jairzinho Rozenstruik (2:55). Next, UFC lightweight, Alexander Hernandez (13:04) joins the program. Closing out the show is UFC light heavyweight, (29:00). Jairzinho Rozenstruik opens up the show to […]
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Alexander Hernandez recounts taking out two attackers in street fight: “One had a wrench”
UFC lightweight contender Alexander Hernandez once beat up two attackers—one of whom was armed with a wrench. Hernandez opened up on this incident during a recent interview with Fightful, explaining how the martial arts experience he had at the time allowed him to protect himself. “I almost got jumped once,” Hernandez said. “I had a […]
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Alexander Hernandez ready to show the world version 2.0 after his “best performance in the UFC”
Alexander Hernandez believes he is now on version 2.0 as a fighter. At UFC Vegas 12 on Halloween night, Hernandez returned to the win column with a first-round TKO win over Chris Gruetzemacher. It was the first fight Hernandez had as a Factory X fighter and knows he is a completely different fighter now. “This […]
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UFC Vegas 12 bonuses: Alexander Hernandez takes home 50k for brutal KO win
UFC lightweight Alexander Hernandez was one of four fighters who picked up a $50,000 bonus for their highlight-reel wins at UFC Vegas 12. Although the card didn’t have a lot of name-value on paper aside from the man event between middleweight headliners Uriah Hall and Anderson Silva, it turned out to be a tremendous night […]
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Alexander Hernandez shares bold prediction for fight with Chris Gruetzemacher
Alexander Hernandez believes fans will see version 2.0 of him on Halloween night against Chris Gruetzemacher. Hernandez is coming off a TKO loss to Drew Dober in May and following the loss changed camps and found a new home at Factory X under Marc Montoya. For Hernandez, he believes the change in camp will make […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 16 with Alexander Hernandez, Maurice Greene, James Krause & Brad Katona
The 16th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 12. We’re first joined by UFC lightweight, Alexander Hernandez (2:19). Next, UFC light heavyweight, Maurice Greene (19:55) joins the program. UFC welterweight, James Krause (36:00) comes on. Closing out the program is EMC bantamweight and former UFC […]
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Alexander Hernandez vs. Chris Gruetzemacher set for UFC event on Halloween
Alexander Hernandez is looking to return to the win column in Las Vegas on Halloween. Multiple sources have told BJPENN.com that Hernandez will take on Chris Gruetzemacher on October 31. Hernandez is coming off a TKO loss to Drew Dober back in May, marking his second loss in three fights. The 28-year-old stormed onto the scene […]
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Alexander Hernandez believes he might have contracted coronavirus from head coach
UFC lightweight contender Alexander Hernandez admits that he may have contracted the coronavirus from his head coach, but still planned on fighting anyway. Hernandez was set to fight Islam Makhachev at the original UFC 249 card in Brooklyn in what would have been one of the biggest fights of his career to date. When the […]
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Alex Hernandez buries Donald Cerrone for ‘quitting’ in Conor McGregor fight
Alex Hernandez was not impressed by the performance Donald Cerrone put forth in his 40-second UFC 246 loss to Conor McGregor — and that’s putting it lightly. Hernandez, who was knocked out by Cerrone in early 2019, went after his former foil during a recent scrum with the media, accusing the fan favorite veteran of […]
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UFC 238 | Pros react after Valentina Shevchenko KO’s Jessica Eye
Valentina Shevchenko put her flyweight title on line for the very first time against Jessica Eye this evening in Chicago at UFC 238. The women’s flyweight fight served as the co-main event of the evening. Valentina Shevchenko captured the promotions vacant flyweight title at December’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, this after she scored a […]
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Gilbert Burns names multiple top lightweights who turned him down
Gilbert Burns is looking to get into the top-15 of the UFC lightweight division, but that has been easier said than done. The Brazilian is riding a two-fight winning streak with wins over Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Mike Davis. However, the 32-year-old says many ranked fighters have simply turned down the contract to fight him. Burns […]
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Alex Hernandez hopes for rematch with Donald Cerrone
Alex Hernandez is now almost two weeks removed from his tough, knockout loss to the veteran Donald Cerrone. With a bit of space between himself and the loss, he seems to understand where he erred; where it all went wrong. “I could see him starting to question things, question himself, and instead of sitting back […]
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Alex Hernandez issues classy statement after loss to ‘Cowboy’
Rising UFC lightweight contender Alex Hernandez was brimming with confidence ahead of his Saturday night showdown with MMA legend Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Unfortunately for the rising lightweight and his fans, this fight didn’t go the way he planned, as he was out-struck and ultimately stopped by his amply more experienced adversary. Despite the pre-fight trash […]
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UFC on ESPN+ 1 Results: Donald Cerrone TKO’s Alexander Hernandez (Highlights)
A lightweight bout between former division title challenger Donald Cerrone and surging contender Alexander Hernandez headlines tonight’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 prelims. Donald Cerrone was last seen in action in the promotions welterweight division where he earned a submission victory over Mike Perry this past November. “Cowboy” has gone 2-4 over his past six fights […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alexander Hernandez has the ‘purpose’, ‘passion’, and ‘focus’ to become a champion
Few fighters have made as big of an impact in such a short time as the rising lightweight contender, Alexander ‘The Great’ Hernandez. Hernandez will make the walk to the Octagon for just the third time when he faces Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone at UFC Brooklyn on January 19. However, the 26-year-old exhibits a cool confident […]
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Alex Hernandez on Cowboy Cerrone: ‘I’m going to break him like everyone else’
Alex Hernandez will be the first to tell you, he didn’t expect to get Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone as his next opponent. Speaking with MMANews, Hernandez divulged that he plans to seize the opportunity when the pair square off at UFC on ESPN+1 on Jan. 19. “I’m just as dumbfounded as the rest of the world.” […]
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Donald Cerrone set to make his lightweight return at January’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 event
Donald Cerrone will make his return to the lightweight division at January’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 fight card in Brooklyn, New York. MMAJunkie’s Mike Bohn broke the news earlier today on Twitter. Donald Cerrone (34-11 MMA) will be fighting Alex Hernandez (10-1 MMA) at the promotions inaugural event on ESPN, which takes place January 19 […]
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‘The Great’ calls out Justin Gaethje: “I’ll leave my Foot in his Ass!”
It is fair to assume that UFC President Dana White doesn’t receive a ton of calls from fighters who are begging to fight Justin Gaethje. After all, Justin Gaethje (19-2 MMA) has proven to be one the toughest and scariest fighters on the 155-pound roster, this despite having just four fights with the promotion. Although […]
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Report | Bout between Justin Gaethje and Alex Hernandez in the works
It’s hard to find a matchup in the lightweight division that won’t be exciting. When it comes to many of the fighters, we’re just guaranteed fireworks. That statement couldn’t read any truer when it comes to speaking about the former World Series of Fighting champion Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje (19-2). Having earned performance bonuses in […]