{"id":141,"date":"2025-08-10T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biplays.com\/anthony-hernandez-calls-for-a-title-shot-after-ufc-vegas-109-win\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:00:00","slug":"anthony-hernandez-calls-for-a-title-shot-after-ufc-vegas-109-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tealde.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/10\/anthony-hernandez-calls-for-a-title-shot-after-ufc-vegas-109-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Hernandez calls for a title shot after UFC Vegas 109 Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><story-emphasis util-module-path=\"elements\/story\" section=\"sports\" link=\"\/sports\"\/><\/p>\n<hr class=\"colorbar section-sports\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"display-5 subhead spacer-small\">Anthony Hernandez wants his shot at UFC Gold.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"85596456007\" title=\"UFC Vegas 109: Anthony Hernandez 'flying to Chicago' after main event win\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/10\/USAT\/85596487007-ufc-on-espn-72-anthony-hernandez-postfight-interview-00-08-46-22-still-001.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/10\/USAT\/85596487007-ufc-on-espn-72-anthony-hernandez-postfight-interview-00-08-46-22-still-001.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>UFC Vegas 109: Anthony Hernandez &#8216;Flying to Chicago&#8217; after a victory of the main event<\/p>\n<p>UFC on ESPN 72 winner Anthony Hernandez will talk to MMA Junkie and other reporters after the fight after his entry by Roman Dolidze.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Las Vegas &#8211; Anthony Hernandez wants his chance of the UFC Middleweight title.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Hernandez (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) made sure that he made his intentions clear after his last victory over UFC on ESPN 72 Saturday at the UFC Apex. Hernandez dominated Roman Dolidze (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) for more than 15 minutes before he submitted him to the main event in the fourth round. In an interview after the fight in the cage, he shot his shot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Man, I want a title shot,&#8221; said Hernandez. &#8220;What should I do?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with the media backstage, Hernandez doubled his intention to be the next one for the title shot. With several top candidates who rise on 185 pounds, however, Hernandez was asked if he had a name in mind if he would not get the winner of the UFC 319 title of next week between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I say that I don&#8217;t give off*ck with whom I am fighting, seriously, I&#8217;m seriously about that sh*t,&#8221; said Hernandez. &#8220;I don&#8217;t give off*ck who I am fighting. I think it would be cool if there was a BMF -Riem competition or something, but I want the f*cking title. That is the only reason I do this: to get that money and change my family&#8217;s life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Hernandez is now an eight-fighter-winning series and has not lost any fight since 2020. The Acht-Vechtrun comprises six finishes and four $ 50,000 version of the night bonuses.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Despite the impressive streak, &#8220;Fluffy&#8221; said that he disappointed fans in his previous game with Brendan Allen, but thinks he released himself with the victory over Dolidze.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The f*cking brendan all -fight, I was injured and f*cking sick, and I had a hard weight -bound,&#8221; said Hernandez. &#8220;Everything went wrong in that fight and I still went outside and hit him. I was not happy with my performance. I still won, yes, but I wasn&#8217;t. I wanted to come out tonight and show people that I can do everything. I can walk people down. 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