The UFC was in Sacramento, California, on Saturday for a stable UFC Sacramento card. The primary occasion noticed middleweight contenders throw down as Gregory Rodrigues took on Anthony Hernandez in a pivotal combat at 185lbs.
Rodrigues entered the bout with a file of 19-6 and was on a three-fight profitable streak with wins over Jack Hermansson, Roman Kopylov, and Brunno Ferreira. Hernandez, in the meantime, was coming off a TKO loss to Sean Strickland in his first UFC important occasion again in February.
In the end, it was Rodrigues who picked up an upset determination win over Hernandez to show he’s a legit contender at middleweight. Following UFC Sacramento, here’s what I believe must be subsequent for the middleweight contenders.
Gregory Rodrigues
Gregory Rodrigues entered UFC Sacramento because the underdog, however the Brazilian had loads of success. Rodrigues was in a position to defend Hernandez’s takedowns. The Brazilian stuffed 26 of the 29 takedown makes an attempt from Hernandez, and on the ft, Rodrigues was in a position to land the higher pictures.
With the win, Rodrigues proved he’s a legit title contender at middleweight and will get a top-10 if not top-five, opponent subsequent. Rodrigues might get one other important occasion subsequent, and a logical subsequent bout is to face Joe Pyfer. Neither has fights booked, and it’s a stable important occasion the place the winner might get right into a No. 1 contender combat.
Anthony Hernandez
Anthony Hernandez had been thought-about the darkish horse at middleweight for fairly a while, however he’s now misplaced back-to-back fights, and whether or not or not he’s a contender anymore is up for debate. Hernandez couldn’t get Rodrigues down, and his putting wasn’t as much as the Brazilian’s degree.
Hernandez might want to take a step again in competitors after the losses and can get somebody close to the underside of the rankings. A logical subsequent combat is to face Ikram Aliskerov, who’s ranked thirteenth and deserves a top-10 man subsequent. It’s a troublesome bout for Hernandez, however a win over Aliskerov would show he’s nonetheless a risk at middleweight.
Who do you suppose must be subsequent for Gregory Rodrigues and Anthony Hernandez after UFC Sacramento?
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