Hernandez made an intriguing case for a title shot following his performance at UFC Vegas 109. As for Dolidze, it was a lopsided defeat in his opportunity to enter the middleweight title conversation.<\/p>\n
Despite the loss at UFC Vegas 109, Dolidze is in good spirits as he looks to potentially work his way back to a future rematch with Hernandez.<\/p>\n
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Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLCRoman Dolidze opens up on UFC Vegas 109 defeat to Anthony Hernandez<\/p>\n
In a recent Instagram<\/a> post, Dolidze addressed his following after UFC Vegas 109.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you everybody for the support. I\u2019m feeling good. Fight business is like that. Sometimes doesn\u2019t go to plan,\u201d Dolidze said. \u201cI want to say big thank you to my coaches, to [Xtreme Couture and the UFC PI] family and everyone who has supported me. Thank God for everything! No step Back! Onto the next.<\/p>\n \u201cFeeling good, just a little sore. I want to thank everyone who is there for me. Y\u2019all not listening to nobody! I signed a new contract before this fight. Nothing can stop us it\u2019s just a fight. <\/p>\n \u201cThere is strength in unity. See you soon in Georgia! I thank everyone who cheered for me. The result is not the one we wanted, but it\u2019s just fights. Keep moving on.\u201d<\/p>\n Dolidze defeated Marvin Vettori<\/a>, Kevin Holland, and Anthony Smith (light heavyweight) before the loss to Hernandez. His three-fight win streak came after consecutive defeats to Nassourdine Imavov<\/a> and Vettori.<\/p>\n As for what\u2019s next for Hernandez, he\u2019ll fly out to sit cageside for Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev this Saturday in Chicago. Ahead of UFC 319, a top UFC analyst praised Hernandez as the UFC\u2019s best 185-pound combatant.<\/p>\n Anthony Hernandez praised as \u2018best middleweight\u2019 by top UFC analyst<\/p>\n Din Thomas raised eyebrows during the UFC Vegas 109 post-fight show when he claimed that Hernandez was the \u2018best middleweight on the planet\u2019<\/a> after watching his win. Hernandez has won eight consecutive fights, including recent wins over Michel Pereira<\/a> and Brendan Allen<\/a>.<\/p>\n Du Plessis, the UFC\u2019s middleweight titleholder, faces arguably the toughest test of his title reign this weekend against the undefeated Chimaev. Despite Du Plessis\u2019s accolades, few are giving him a chance to win against Chimaev<\/a> and retain his title.<\/p>\n