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Alexander Hernandez slams the UFC for disrespectful prelim placement: “That incites such a rage in me”

Josh Evanoff - February 9, 2022

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 the two fighters being well-known names, they’re slotted for the early preliminary card.

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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"

Cole Shelton - February 8, 2022

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.

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Alexander Hernandez protests Thiago Moises loss: "Convince me I didn't win"

Tom Taylor - March 1, 2021

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.

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Alexander Hernandez expects to pick Thiago Moises apart and "dismantle" him

Cole Shelton - February 24, 2021

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 says he didn’t want a ranked foe.

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Alexander Hernandez recounts taking out two attackers in street fight: "One had a wrench"

Tom Taylor - November 11, 2020

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.

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Alexander Hernandez ready to show the world version 2.0 after his "best performance in the UFC"

Cole Shelton - November 6, 2020

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.

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UFC Vegas 12 bonuses: Alexander Hernandez takes home 50k for brutal KO win

Adam Martin - November 1, 2020

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 of fights. Out of 11 fights that took place at UFC Vegas 12, eight of them ended inside the distance, six of them by knockout, and two of them by submission.

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Alexander Hernandez shares bold prediction for fight with Chris Gruetzemacher

Cole Shelton - October 27, 2020

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 him a new and better fighter.

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Alexander Hernandez vs. Chris Gruetzemacher set for UFC event on Halloween

Cole Shelton - October 5, 2020

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.

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Alexander Hernandez believes he might have contracted coronavirus from head coach

Adam Martin - April 23, 2020

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 coronavirus pandemic meant that travel restrictions around the world were tightened, the UFC called upon Omar Morales to fight Hernandez instead, at the rescheduled card in Tachi Palace.

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Alex Hernandez buries Donald Cerrone for 'quitting' in Conor McGregor fight

Tom Taylor - February 7, 2020

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 quitting against McGregor.

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UFC 238 | Pros react after Valentina Shevchenko KO’s Jessica Eye

Chris Taylor - June 8, 2019

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.

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Alex Hernandez hopes for rematch with Donald Cerrone

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2019

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.

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Alex Hernandez issues classy statement after loss to 'Cowboy'

Thomas Taylor - January 20, 2019

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 talk that Alex Hernandez unleashed ahead of this fight, he’s been nothing but classy in defeat, even thanking Cowboy for the learning experience.

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UFC on ESPN+ 1 Results: Donald Cerrone TKO's Alexander Hernandez (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - January 19, 2019

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.

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EXCLUSIVE | Alexander Hernandez has the 'purpose', 'passion', and 'focus' to become a champion

Mike Straus - January 11, 2019

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 demeanor well beyond his years.

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Donald Cerrone set to make his lightweight return at January's UFC on ESPN+ 1 event

Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018

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.

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‘The Great’ calls out Justin Gaethje: “I’ll leave my Foot in his Ass!”

Christopher Taylor - October 31, 2018

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.

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