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

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August 23, 2026

UFC boss Dana White has praised Anthony Hernandez despite his recent defeat at UFC Sacramento last weekend.

In the main event of UFC Sacramento, Anthony Hernandez wasn't able to get himself back in the win column as he fell to a defeat against Gregory Rodrigues. It was a back and forth encounter, but it was evident quite early on that Hernandez was struggling with the leg kicks being thrown his way.

RELATED: Anthony Hernandez lauds ‘tough' Gregory Rodrigues but accuses him of cheating: “Maybe I should be more dirtyâ€

Despite that, he was able to fight through the pain, showing a great deal of heart to hang in there with Rodrigues, who would eventually go on to secure the victory.

In the post-fight press conference, however, Dana White was quick to praise Hernandez despite the loss.

White praises Hernandez after UFC Sacramento

“Tonight, his leg got busted up,†White said at the UFC Fight Night 285 post-fight press conference. “Realistically, most normal guys, that fight probably would have been over in the second round. But again, I think the crowd was firing him up tonight, and he showed a ton of heart, and this is one of those fights – especially in your home state, your hometown – you gain so much respect. You didn't win the fight, but you gained a lot of respect.â€

“The crowd was literally amazing here tonight,†White said. “It was absolutely awesome. There's a lot of spots that we've got to hit. COVID, we're still sort of recovering from that. There's a lot of places we haven't been. And I mean, Philly was just incredible last weekend, too. We haven't been there in a long time. But, yeah, Sacramento's fun, and it's a nice flight for us from Vegas, too.â€

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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€

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