said<\/a> at UFC Vegas 116 media day. \u201cIt\u2019s good to be on the right side of it, and praying no f*****y takes place this week. Obviously, a little bit of tension in the air in the back of my mind. I\u2019m happy to be back. \u2026 I say this is uncharted territory, this is the first time anyone has been falsely accused of fixing a fight, or doing anything like that.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s new waters for everyone. I think there needs to be some kind of protection over the combatants themselves. Who\u2019s looking after me in that case, or who it happens to next? You have uninformed prop bet profiles unregulated bookied, and an uneducated bureau and no one is protecting the individual.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Hernandez notes, it was a frustrating time for him, and he\u2019s just excited to fight again and put it all behind him. But, he does hope something gets done to help protect the fighters, to make sure it doesn\u2019t happen again. Hernandez also made it clear he would never throw a fight or fix a fight, which made it worse that he was accused of it.<\/p>\n
Hernandez enters UFC Vegas 116 as a slight betting favorite against Garcia. He\u2019s 18-8 and coming off a TKO win over Diego Ferreira, which was his fourth-straight win.<\/p>\n
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