Sean Strickland ends Anthony Hernandez’s win streak with TKO victory
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The third-ranked Strickland hands Hernandez his first UFC defeat in more than five years.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Sean Strickland delivered a knee to the body, followed by punches, to finish Anthony Hernandez with a technical knockout (TKO) victory at 2:23 of the third round in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event in Houston, Texas.
After a slow-paced start to the all-American bout, Strickland picked up the pace at the halfway point of the fight as Hernandez retreated.
The win was the first for Strickland (30-7 Mixed Martial Arts, 17-7 UFC) since June 2024, while Hernandez (15-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) had his eight-fight win streak snapped, taking his first defeat since May 2020. The victory was Strickland’s first by knockout in more than two years.
Strickland gave props to Hernandez, nicknamed “Fluffy”, following the fight after some harsh words were exchanged leading up to it.
“I cannot thank Fluffy enough,” said Strickland, 34. “He is the definition of a man. To be honest, Fluffy’s the man I want to be. He’s married, a father, a hard worker – he’s a better man than I could hope to be.”
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