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Alexander Hernandez says feds asked if he planned to throw UFC fight

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Alexander Hernandez says feds asked if he planned to throw UFC fight
Federal agents questioned Alexander
Hernandez after his fight against Michael
Johnson fell through.

Hernandez, who returns to action in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship at UFC
332 on Oct. 3, was scheduled to face Johnson at
UFC 324 in January. However, the fight was canceled at the last
minute amid suspicious betting-line movement.

Alexander Hernandez recounts federal questioning after canceled
Michael Johnson fight

Hernandez opened as a sizable favorite, but money reportedly began
pouring in on Johnson a day before the fight, shifting the odds in
his favor. Hernandez said he was subsequently questioned by federal
agents about whether he was planning to throw the fight.

Hernandez recently recalled the “embarrassing†episode. According
to Hernandez, the agents asked whether he had any incriminating
apps, a question he initially did not understand. At their request,
Hernandez said he downloaded the Signal messaging app again on his
phone.

Hernandez said his Signal account contained a message from a bot
and another exchange in which he tried to procure a gram of
marijuana in Brazil. While Hernandez acknowledged being embarrassed
by the amount of marijuana he was trying to obtain, he dismissed
the notion that the exchange indicated anything related to the
canceled fight. Hernandez said the questioning lasted nearly an
hour before he was allowed to leave.

“They're like, ‘Do you have any incriminating apps?' I'm like, ‘I
don't even know what an incriminating app would look like.' They
say, ‘Signal,' and I'm like, ‘What's Signal?'… I open it up, and
one was a bot message saying hey or something, and the other was me
buying like a gram of weed in Brazil,†Hernandez told Ariel
Helwani. “I was like, ‘OK, that's kind of embarrassing. That’s a
p*ssy amount, I'll admit that, but it was certainly not insider
trading, not throwing a fucking fight.' Embarrassing exchange,
sure. Federal charge, I'd say not… I probably sat in there spinning
our wheels together for nearly an hour, I'd imagine.â€

Hernandez has since suffered a decision loss to Rafa Garcia
in April, snapping a four-fight winning streak. He is now scheduled
to face former champion Rafael dos
Anjos at UFC 332 on Saturday at Delta Center in Salt Lake
City.

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Morning Report: Eddie Hearn again denies Dana White’s involvement in Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua

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Morning Report: Eddie Hearn again denies Dana White’s involvement in Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua

Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua is ACTUALLY HAPPENING on Dec. 11 and while the Eddie-Dana beef has taken up plenty of oxygen, we're still about to see two of the best and most popular heavyweights of this generation finally throw down.

So I'm curious, with the bout less than two months away, how hyped are we for Fury vs. Joshua? Is it too little too late or is this the perfect time for two legends who have done it all to settle their beef?

What's your excitement level right now?

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Merab Dvalishvili calls himself a decision machine before Yan trilogy

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October 21, 2026

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Merab Dvalishvili calls himself a 'decision machine' before Yan trilogy
Merab
Dvalishvili can joke about his low finishing rate in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Dvalishvili is scheduled to challenge Petr Yan for
the bantamweight title in a trilogy bout at
UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. When a fan
recently asked him to predict the outcome, the former champion
jokingly suggested another decision victory.

Merab Dvalishvili jokes about his decision-heavy record ahead
of Petr Yan title fight at UFC 333

Dvalishvili is known for his relentless pressure and wrestling,
with 16 of his 21 career victories coming by decision. The Georgian
has recorded two finishes in the UFC: a technical knockout of
Marlon
Moraes in 2021 and a submission of Sean
O’Malley in his second title defense last year.

Asked how he would beat Yan, Dvalishvili described himself as a
“decision machine.â€

“There are three ways to win: knockout, submission, or decision,â€
Dvalishvili said in a brief
interview. “I’m a decision machine.â€

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10 UFC wins, zero finishes: Movsar Evloev defends his fighting style

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October 20, 2026

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10 UFC wins, zero finishes: Movsar Evloev defends his fighting style
Movsar
Evloev rejects the notion that fans only want bloody
fights.

Evloev is scheduled to challenge Alexander
Volkanovski for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title at
UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The Russian
challenger has won all 10 of his UFC bouts by decision but believes
fans appreciate his fighting style.

Movsar Evloev argues wrestling can entertain UFC fans ahead of
Volkanovski title fight

The recent departures of Michael
Page and Farid
Basharat have fueled debate about whether winning is enough to
secure a new UFC contract. Neither fighter was re-signed despite a
winning streak, though a lack of finishes has not been established
as the reason for either departure.

Evloev believes finishes are not the only measure of a fighter's
value. He says fans also appreciate tactics, skill and
wrestling.

“I have zero finishes in UFC, but I'm still in the UFC and I'm
fighting for the title,†Evloev told MMA Fighting. “That means only
finishes are not important. To show a good fight is also important.
If you have no finish, you can still show a good fight, an exciting
fight; you can show the beauty of wrestling. There are not just
fans of MMA who just wait for blood. There are so many good fans
who know MMA, and they understand, and maybe because of them I'm
still in the UFC.â€

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