Anthony Hernandez believed cardio and pace would be the difference against Michel Pereira and while the stoppage may have come later than he expected, his general sentiment proved accurate. It took him nearly five full rounds,

Anthony Hernandez seemed to be playing with his food on Saturday night at times as he earned a bonus-winning and record-setting win. Heading into his Apex showdown with fan-favorite Michel Pereira, ‘Fluffy’ had declared that the middleweight division was about to witness its next champion.

Anthony Hernandez turned in a suffocating performance and beat up Michel Pereira for over 20 minutes until he earned a fifth-round stoppage in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night.