"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."
Sean Strickland defeated Anthony Hernandez via technical knockout at 2:23 of the third round after a knee to the body and follow-up punches. The win snapped Hernandez's eight-fight win streak and marked his first UFC loss since May 2020. The victory was Strickland's first since June 2024 and his first knockout in more than two years. Strickland praised Hernandez's character after the bout. In other fights, Uros Medic scored an opening-round TKO of Geoff Neal with a left hook in 79 seconds. Melquizael Costa achieved a spinning back-kick TKO of Dan Ige, recording his sixth straight win.
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