Outside Source
“Fluffy” saw an eight-bout winning streak come to an end in the UFC Houston headliner, as he fell to Strickland via third-round technical knockout on Saturday at the Toyota Center. Hernandez struggled to match the volume of his opponent before a knee to the body from the ex-middleweight king set the stage for the finishing sequence. Strickland put the reeling Hernandez away with a barrage of punches at the 2:23 mark of Round 3.
“First things first, thank you guys so much everyone who came out,” Hernandez said in an Instagram Story. “Showing me a lot of love, that was f—ing awesome. Players f—k up. I mean, I was on an eight-fight win streak. Felt like things were going smooth until I got hit with a f—king body shot. Sh— happens. Part of the game. Took six years for someone to finally beat me. I’ll be back.”
Paying Respect
While a victory could have made Hernandez next in line for 185-poundt title shot, instead it’s Strickland who finds himself right back in championship contention following a year layoff .During his winning streak, Hernandez bested the likes of Roman Dolidze, Brendan Allen, Michel Pereira and Roman Kopylov.
“Thank you for the love Houston,” Hernandez captioned a separate Instagram post. “The [energy] was unreal. Congratulations to Sean Strickland. He was the better man tonight, much respect. I’ll be back better than ever.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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