Overview
- Michael Bisping said on his YouTube channel that Anthony Hernandez could "probably make welterweight" due to his build, calling for greater sacrifice to maximize his potential.
- He characterized the move as an option rather than a mandate, noting Hernandez’s long run of success at middleweight and the need for a tougher midsection against body attacks.
- Hernandez was stopped by Sean Strickland via a knee to the body and follow-up punches in Round 3 at UFC Fight Night 267 in Houston, ending an eight-fight winning streak and echoing a prior body-shot defeat to Kevin Holland.
- Following the loss, Hernandez thanked fans on Instagram and vowed to return, saying it took six years for someone to beat him and that he will be back.
- EssentiallySports highlighted Hernandez’s history of making weight, a brief 186.5-pound scare before UFC Seattle that was linked to antibiotics, his 186-pound weigh-in for Strickland, and a speculative comeback matchup against the loser of Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder at UFC 326.