Anthony
Hernandez is now on a two-fight skid in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship and he's accused his latest
opponent, Gregory
Rodrigues, of “cheating.â€

Rodrigues beat Hernandez by unanimous decision in a grueling
five-round bout at
UFC Sacramento. Both middleweights earned Fight of the Night
honors, but “Fluffy†has since accused Rodrigues of grabbing his
gloves during their grappling exchanges.

Hernandez claims Rodrigues repeatedly grabbed inside his gloves
during their Fight of the Night

While Hernandez praised “Robocop†for his toughness, he also
accused Rodrigues of grabbing his gloves as many as four times
during their fight to gain an advantage.

“I hit him a few times, I rocked his sh*t, he's a tough son of a
b*tch,†Hernandez said at the post-fight press conference. “I hit
him with everything and the kitchen sink, hit him with some hard
elbows, f*cker was cheating and grabbing the inside of my gloves
and I told [referee] Herb [Dean] that.â€

Hernandez even claims Rodrigues was warned after the alleged
infractions.

“I told f*cking Herb, ‘This motherf*cker grabbed my glove, like,
four times. Hey, he's grabbing my gloves,' and he told him, ‘Hey,
stop,'†Hernandez said. “But I mean, whatever. Don't take a point,
whatever. I guess people like to cheat, so it is what it is.â€

Rodrigues extended his win streak to four and called out Dricus Du
Plessis in his post-fight interview, while Hernandez will have
to regroup after picking up his second defeat.

Fluffy Hernandez was not happy after

#UFCSacramento last night 👀 pic.twitter.com/v4asZ41Nym

— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
August 23, 2026

Bare Knuckle FC featherweight champ Kai Stewart is expecting a cold reception from the Fenway Park crowd in his upcoming title defense.

Bare Knuckle FC 92 will be a history-making night for bare-knuckle fighting as some of the toughest combatants prepare to fight on the sacred grounds of Fenway Park in Boston. Despite entering BKFC 92 as the headlining champion, featherweight titleholder Kai Stewart will enter hostile territory against Massachusetts native Harry Gigliotti.

Stewart, one of the best pound-for-pound bare-knuckle fighters in the world, is also one of the polarizing sport's brightest young stars. The 26-year-old seldom puts out sluggish performances during his nine-fight unbeaten streak to begin his career.

Despite his status as one of BKFC's biggest stars, Stewart knows he's entering uncharted waters at BKFC 92 in Gigliotti's homecoming. For Stewart, he says he's embracing the pressure head-on as he plans to play the ‘heel' role.

Kai Stewart promises to spoil opponent's homecoming in BKFC title fight

During the latest episode of BetOnline‘s The Fight Guys podcast, Stewart promised to steal the spotlight in Boston this week before entering the BKFC ring.

“My biggest ‘claim to fame' was walking into Miami to the Cuban's hometown…we broke records, and I was in there flippin' everybody off,†Stewart began.

“I love being the heel, the bad guy. At the end of the day, I'm not friends with these guys – I'm going in there to fight. There's no place to be a ‘good guy' in fighting, especially in bare-knuckle. Now's the time when I'm going to be Boston's enemy number one after that press conference. I hope they have a second one, so I can talk even more. I have them firing in the chamber for everybody…

“Nobody's safe.â€

Stewart doesn't just hold beefs with BKFC fighters. Ahead of UFC bantamweight contender Aiemann Zahabi's fight at UFC Freedom 250, Stewart feuded with former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley in social media back-and-forths.

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Alexander Volkanovski's coach Joe Lopez has talked about ‘The Great' possibly retiring if things go south at UFC 333.

At UFC 333, Alexander Volkanovski will defend his UFC featherweight championship against Movsar Evloev. While it may not be the most thrilling fight in the eyes of the masses, Evloev has certainly earned the right to get a crack at the world title.

RELATED: UFC 333 officially announced with two incredible title fights in Abu Dhabi

Volkanovski, meanwhile, knows that he is in the twilight of his career, but that isn't what matters to him right now. He wants to focus on cementing his legacy as one of the greatest featherweights of all time, which he has been doing for a while now.

However, after Volkanovski hinted that he could retire if things go poorly at UFC 333, his coach Joe Lopez had his own view on the subject.

Volkanovski's coach talks retirement

“At the end of the day, it's his decision, not mine,†Lopez told Submission Radio of Volkanovski. “We'll discuss it with him obviously and go through it but knowing Alex, if he loses, he'll go, ‘I don't want to go out on a loss and I want to come back and get it back. Come back on a win.' I just know how competitive he is. I just know the way he is so it's a fine line or a two-edged sword that we're playing here.â€

“I was happy after the first Diego fight, I would have been happy if he went out then,†Lopez said. “Every fight is a gamble. The thing is Alex always comes in well prepared, and he's looking probably better and stronger than he has done in a long time.â€

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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