{"id":299888,"date":"2019-01-29T05:36:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T13:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=299888"},"modified":"2019-01-29T05:36:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T13:36:31","slug":"alex-hernandez-hopes-for-rematch-with-donald-cerrone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/alex-hernandez-hopes-for-rematch-with-donald-cerrone\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Hernandez hopes for rematch with Donald Cerrone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alex Hernandez is now almost two weeks removed from his tough, knockout loss to the veteran Donald Cerrone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a bit of space between himself and the loss, he seems to understand where he erred; where it all went wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI could see him starting to question things, question himself, and instead of sitting back and being patient, I had this idea in my head I had to get the next one,\u201d Hernandez said told <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/01\/ufc-alexander-hernandez-breaks-down-donald-cerrone-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMAjunkie Radio  (opens in a new tab)\">MMAjunkie Radio <\/a>this week. \u201cWhere I pressed, he was patient. I pressed to my demise. I gave him shots. I was forcing shots that weren\u2019t there instead of picking the ones that were readily available if I played a smarter game. I started exposing myself to shots, giving shots, letting that clinch game open. That was kind of the edge of the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c(I) landed a good elbow over the eye, and when you start to see someone leaking, it\u2019s kind of this primal instinct and a big adrenaline buster. You can taste the blood and when you make eye contact, it\u2019s like, \u2018Mother(expletive), I just gave this guy the edge.\u2019 He knew it, too. I didn\u2019t stop bringing it, and I should have slowed down at times. I got him on his heels moving, and I had it in my hands. To my own demise, I fell on my own sword.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having had some time to meditate on this loss to Donald Cerrone, Alex Hernandez now feels he could perform much better in a rematch. He&#8217;ll understand if he never gets that opportunity, but still hopes it happens down the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c(A rematch) would be extraordinary,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cThat would be so (expletive) sweet. I don\u2019t know. If it does, beautiful. If it doesn\u2019t, I understand why it wouldn\u2019t. Either way, it was a learning lesson and if it wasn\u2019t this one, it would\u2019ve been the next one, because the approach that I have has to change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does a future rematch between Alex Hernandez and Donald Cerrone interest you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 1\/29\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Hernandez is now almost two weeks removed from his tough, knockout loss to the veteran Donald Cerrone. 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