Can Alexander “the Decent” Hernandez build up some momentum again?

[DiazSlap]

Once touted as can’t miss prospect, Hernandez has had a mostly uneven career thus far.

However, he is coming over victories over TUF finalists Austin Hubbard and Kurt Hullabaloo.

Hernandez is still relatively young and the potential is there.

Can he be relevant again?

 

[Kenny Powerth]

his fight vs my boy Fransisco Trinaldo was a ridiculous robbery that nobody talks about. Both fighters were on the verge of a huge breakthrough and Trinaldo got fucked over bad

 

[DiazSlap]

his fight vs my boy Fransisco Trinaldo was a ridiculous robbery that nobody talks about. Both fighters were on the verge of a huge breakthrough and Trinaldo got fucked over bad
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Trinaldo won that fight and Hernandez cheap shotted Dariush also.

 

[ArtardFiesta]

the ship sailed after the cowboy fight, the most u can expect from him is possibly making a main card ppv fight

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Put him against Nate “The Train”

Let god sort’em out

 

[yookfarb]

He's been fighting in the UFC for a long time now, he should be in his prime at this point but went pretty even with Kurt Hullabaloo who is nearly 40 year old career journeyman. Most of the media scores even thought Kurt won.

 

[DiazSlap]

He's been fighting in the UFC for a long time now, he should be in his prime at this point but went pretty even with Kurt Hullabaloo who is nearly 40 year old career journeyman. Most of the media scores even thought Kurt won.

It was pretty even and as you know Hullabaloo is no joke…

 

[DiazSlap]

Put him against Nate “The Train”

Let god sort’em out

Maybe he can rematch Dariush and Beneil can be aware of the fake fist tap strike this time.

 

[europe1]

Alexander Hernandez is the perfect example of MMA being 90% confidence. The rest is apish athleticism.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Maybe he can rematch Dariush and Beneil can be aware of the fake fist tap strike this time.

Beniel my boy, I’ll allow it

 

[mmacool]

I like Alex, but he isn't a top 15 fighter, imo.

 

[linvillegorge]

I don't know that there's any coming back from that sonning Cowboy put on him. To talk all that crazy shit then get your ass straight whooped in the prime of your career by a guy who you said was washed up and over the hill (and actually was)? I mean... oof.

 

[Thesnake101]

his fight vs my boy Fransisco Trinaldo was a ridiculous robbery that nobody talks about. Both fighters were on the verge of a huge breakthrough and Trinaldo got fucked over bad
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It's because the fight was shit. Trinaldo did get robbed though.

Alexander Hernandez is the perfect example of MMA being 90% confidence. The rest is apish athleticism.

If you believe you hit hard you can KO Dariush 8/10 times, true story.

 

[dcthegod]

never liked him much, thought he always needed an attitude adjustment, but ha high hopes for his potential as a fighter. i think it's passed him by at this point

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

Never the same after Cowboy tuned him up.

And he almost KO’d Cowboy in the first minute - how different things might’ve turned out for him if he pulled it out.

As others noted confidence is critical in
fighting and his is permanently impaired now.

 

[NoSmilez]

He is a prelim guy. He is a tough fight for anyone in the prelims but he doesn't quite have it vs contenders. It might be a metal block or something. I seen him just choke in some of his fights.

 

[Mammothman]

He was never that good

 

[Legendary]

I thought they were gonna cut him after the Jackson fight, but he has won two in a row now.

He is middle tier. He should have just stayed at 155 and never went to 145.

 

[rjmbrd]

He's 8-7 in the UFC and I think that exactly paints the picture. If you let him fight guys who don't belong he'll win, if you bump him up in competition he will lose most of the time.

IMO he is also a dude who unfortunately falls between divisions, he's probably best suited for a 150lbs category.

There is zero chance this guy breaks through and can consistently beat or be very competitive with ranked fighters. He's still suitably young but has 15 UFC fights of millage on him.

 

[Dorkman]

I just don't think he's that good(in the context of the top 15 of the ufc). Any time he gets close to the top 15, he seems to wilt. The dariush win made his name known, but at the same time might have done him more bad than good. He just wasn't ready for the expectations it put on him. And likely stunted his ability to grow naturally as a fighter.