The brand new UFC middleweight candidate will take a better take a look at Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev.
The UFC 319 headliners will happen in Chicago on August sixteenth. The middleweight championship is at stake as Duplesis is searching for a 3rd profitable title protection. Chimaev is hoping so as to add UFC gold to the mantle for the primary time, whereas remaining undefeated within the course of.
Many imagine that the winner of Reinier de Ridder or Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho might face the winner of the UFC 319 foremost occasion. Though any of those potentialities are possible, Anthony Hernandez was inserted into the 185 pound title dialog.
Hernandez scored his fourth submission end for Roma’s Drizze at UFC Vegas 109 final Saturday. At a postwar press convention, “Fluffy” introduced that he would attend UFC 319 to witness Du Plessis vs. Chimaev.
“That is what I am listening to, I am flying to Chicago,” Hernandez mentioned.
One reporter requested Hernandez if he was open to preventing somebody like Sean Strickland to change into a major contender for middleweight gold. “Fluffy” clarified his reply.
“Once I say I do not give somebody to combat (count on), sure, I will be expletive about it,” Hernandez mentioned. “I will not provide you with a combat (exp verse). I believe it might be cool if you happen to had a competitor BMF belt or one thing, however I need a (exp verse) title. That is the one purpose I do that.
Hernandez is at present discovering himself in eight consecutive wins. His remaining defeat returned in Might 2020. Hernandez will transfer to not less than one location because the official UFC middleweight rankings are up to date following his “Efficiency Evening” present. He took half within the combat within the No. 10 rating on Saturday, with Dolidze profitable the No. 9 spot.
