{"id":441324,"date":"2026-08-23T16:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441324\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T16:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:24:08","slug":"robocop-legit-fighters-react-to-rodrigues-beating-hernandez-at-ufc-sacramento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441324\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Robocop legit&#8217;: Fighters react to Rodrigues beating Hernandez at UFC Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Robocop legit&#8217;: Fighters react to Rodrigues beating Hernandez at UFC Sacramento<a class=\"gnt_bc\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aug. 22, 2026Updated Aug. 23, 2026, 11:35 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em_vp_a gnt_em_vp__yt_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uCFUaE45_vM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-g-r=\"vp_tg\" aria-label=\"Play YouTube video\" data-v-t=\"Gregory Rodrigues takes aim at Dricus Du Plessis after main event win | UFC Sacramento\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/uCFUaE45_vM\/maxresdefault.jpg\" onload=\"if(this.naturalWidth&lt;200){this.setAttribute('onload','this.classList.remove(\\'gnt_em_vp_img__yn\\')');this.src=\" https:=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Gregory Rodrigues recorded the biggest win of his career so far Saturday when he took out noted contender <a data-autotag=\"8faaa23e-63f5-46d9-a4b6-410b56523f76\" href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/fighters\/anthony-hernandez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Anthony Hernandez<\/a> in the <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/events\/ufc-fight-night-285-hernandez-vs-rodrigues\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Fight Night 285<\/a> main event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Rodrigues (20-6 MMA, 11-3 UFC) extended his winning streak to four consecutive fights with a unanimous decision triumph over Hernandez (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in the middleweight headliner at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, and now the Brazilian cannot be ignored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Rodrigues beating Hernandez at UFC Fight Night 285.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em_vp_a gnt_em_vp__yt_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yKc97cb4ogk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-g-r=\"vp_tg\" aria-label=\"Play YouTube video\" data-v-t=\"Anthony Hernandez calls Gregory Rodrigues a &#039;cheater&#039; after main event loss | UFC Sacramento\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yKc97cb4ogk\/maxresdefault.jpg\" onload=\"if(this.naturalWidth&lt;200){this.setAttribute('onload','this.classList.remove(\\'gnt_em_vp_img__yn\\')');this.src=\" https:=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2026 mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 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