{"id":143743,"date":"2025-09-15T00:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/143743\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T00:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:29:06","slug":"alexander-hernandez-feels-momentum-after-noche-ufc-and-right-hand-doing-its-goddamn-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/143743\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Hernandez feels momentum after Noche UFC and right hand ‘doing its goddamn job’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alexander Hernandez met the media Saturday after his win over Diego Ferreira at UFC Fight Night 259.<\/p>\n

Hernandez (18-8 MMA, 10-7 UFC) blasted Ferreira (19-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) with a vicious TKO in the second round of their main card lightweight fight at Frost bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.<\/p>\n

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It was the second straight knockout win for Hernandez, who just a month ago ended his fight against Chase Hooper in the same way \u2013 a big right hand, followed by heavy ground-and-pound. It was his fourth straight win overall after a rough 1-4 patch over a couple-year stretch.<\/p>\n

Hernandez said fighting in front of his home city fans in San Antonio as part of the promotion’s annual Noche UFC tribute to Mexican Heritage Month was a big boost. And getting the opportunity to do it just a few weeks after his UFC 319 win over Hooper.<\/p>\n

“It’s been a long month,” Hernandez told UFC.com after the fight. “Stepping up after Chicago, my nervous system hasn’t had a lot of time to cool off. So I’m going to take a solid sabbatical after this and just chill for a little bit. It feels a little surreal right now, but it’s cool. Catching back-to-back knockouts, my right hand’s doing its goddamn job, so I’m happy with it.”<\/p>\n

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Hernandez, who will turn 33 in October, said on the heels of his 1-4 run, which included a weight miss in a loss to Damon Jackson in April 2024, he made a concerted effort to plot out what he needed to do to get back on track.<\/p>\n

After decisions over Austin Hubbard and Kurt Holobaugh, he’s had the finishes of Hooper and Ferreira. At 3-0 in 2025, and 4-0 in less than a year’s time, he thinks he’s made the right strides.<\/p>\n

“I feel the momentum. It’s cliche, but it manifests itself in something,” Hernandez said. “I planned this last run out last year, and it’s kind of coming together. Just f*cking go for it. Just go for it. That’s what we’re doing. It’s paying out.”<\/p>\n

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Check out Hernandez’s post-fight interview in the video below.<\/p>\n

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