UFC Middleweight Competier Anthony 'Fluffy' Hernandez expanded his win reak to seven in Seattle; Despite a series of 'sketchy' problems during the Vechtweek.
Popular submission specialist Anthony Hernandez deserved a solid unanimous decision victory last weekend in the CO-Main event of UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs Song.
While the victory in his Rematch against Brendan 'All in' Allen is certainly the biggest victory of his professional career so far, a series of problems during Fight Week had 'fluffy' at Hoge Alert.
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Anthony Hernandez explains why he was 'freaking' for UFC Seattle
Speaking with the media after he had gone 2-0 against all in a fight in which Anthony Hernandez actually broke an UFC record that has long existed, 'Fluffy' revealed that he had completed an antibiotics by Friday a few hours before he weighed in.
'Let's say I came from Amoxicillin on Friday. I felt – and I'm not going to lie. I ruined my ribs two weeks ago. My ribs were f – before … it was just God thanked for the [UFC PI]They were here and they helped me every f – the day. '
Hernandez explained how one of his side effects took antibiotics was that it became drastically harder for him to reduce weight.
Or as he put it: “My body tried to recover [from illness]I try to exhaust it [to make weight].
'Fluffy' described his preparation of the Vechtweek as a 'nightmare' and admitted that he was increasingly nervous about the fight where all of the card was deleted.
Fortunately, Hernandez and the wider MMA community 'pretty f–will remain heavy in the ears and the let it happen.
“That was f- sketchy, man. I was crazy. I'm not going to lie. But I managed to do it … I had to weigh naked, but it is what it is. I was in antibiotics. Everything that could have gone wrong, went wrong, and we still managed to do it. It is what it is. “
'Fluffy' is now 8-2 under the UFC banner and runs on a seven-Fight-winning series with victories over Michel Pereira, Roman Kopylov and Edmen Shahbazyan-Dus what is there?
What is the next step for Anthony Hernandez after an impressive victory in UFC Seattle?
Speaking with Michael Bisping in the Octagon, Hernandez refused to call everyone who is specific to his next fight, with the argument that he only wants to keep fighting.
“It is a blessing, but at the same time I am still not happy because the only thing I want is the damn belt,” Hernandez later said at the post-fighting press.
“All these other S – doesn't really matter to me. It's so, okay, cool: we did it. But I expected to do this. It's like told the coaches [that] It is back to work on Monday, I am in the gym. '
Hernandez went to UFC Seattle as the #12 -arranged middleweight in the world and is expected to break in the top 8 of Tuesday morning update.
'To be honest, I don't really give up – [who I fight next]. Give me someone who is going to prove that I am ready for a title shot. Anyone of [Number] 5 Up, I would like to fight. '
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