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Anthony Hernandez: ‘The Next Champ Is Here’

Riding A Five-Fight Winning Streak Into His First Main Event, Anthony Hernandez Has Lofty Expectations For His Opportunity In The Spotlight

By Zac Pacleb • Oct. 17, 2024

The best fighters are often the ones who can drag a fight into their style of combat at one point or another. At their best, a fight featuring Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre or Khabib Nurmagomedov, generally, looks like every other one. While Anthony Hernandez isn’t on that Hall of Fame level at present, he is quickly establishing what to expect when “Fluffy” enters the cage. Namely, a high-pace, ugly, drag-it-out dogfight that features Hernandez’s opponent succumbing to the California native’s pressure.