{"id":611602,"date":"2023-02-24T15:23:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/24\/alexander-hernandez-plans-to-return-to-featherweight-after-win-over-jim-miller-says-he-needed-to-figure-out-why-he-was-fighting\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T15:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:23:27","slug":"alexander-hernandez-plans-to-return-to-featherweight-after-win-over-jim-miller-says-he-needed-to-figure-out-why-he-was-fighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/24\/alexander-hernandez-plans-to-return-to-featherweight-after-win-over-jim-miller-says-he-needed-to-figure-out-why-he-was-fighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Hernandez plans to return to featherweight after win over Jim Miller, says he needed to figure out \u201cwhy\u201d he was fighting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alexander Hernandez had to figure out why he was fighting.<\/p>\n

Hernandez broke into the UFC with an upset KO win over Beneil Dariush on short-notice. After the win, Hernandez was thrown into the deep end and has since had many ups and downs. Yet, after losing two in a row in 2022, he said he needed self-redemption, so he decided to step up on short notice to face Jim Miller at UFC Vegas 69<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really seeking redemption after my last year,\u201d Hernandez said to BJPENN.com. \u201cI was staying on my manager and seeing what was out there and just by chance I happened to call him and was asking about maybe spring or if anything short notice has come up. Then, he heard Miller still needed an opponent which was a week out and I haven\u2019t done something spontaneous like that in a while, so we jumped on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Hernandez didn\u2019t have much time to prepare for Miller, he says that helped him mentally. He knew he just had to go in there and fight which he did and was happy Miller was there for all three rounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe came out and we both had some tricks we were surprising each other with. It was unconventional for him to keep running those blitzes on me,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cHe did catch me a couple of times in the first round but after that first round, I really found the range. But that did catch me off guard and I do think he and his corner thought that would deter me, and they would be able to fold me. I wasn\u2019t there for that, I was there for some self-redemption, so I was damn sure to not let anything get to me or get under my skin. The shots I was landing were big shots and it was a whole different level of self-control.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not only was it a good performance for Alexander Hernandez, but just before the fight he finally figured out why he fights. He says that is big for him mentally as he knows he has mentally broken in fights which he doesn\u2019t expect to happen now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI needed to find my why. I needed that to be strong enough to drive me into those dark places that happen in a fight,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cOvercoming that is massive for my career. I\u2019m my own biggest critic so I know what other people think of me. If I was fighting myself, I know what I would be saying about myself. I needed to show something to myself and make sure that I knew I could do it and do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Hernandez now on top of his mental game, he expects to have better performances. Yet, the next time he steps into the Octagon, he wants it to be at featherweight as he believes that is where he is at his best.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still do have plans at 145, despite some f*****s in the media going off on that one comment. 145 is a cut but when you look at the champs and the top-five, they are all making big cuts,\u201d Hernandez concluded. \u201cI know I have a great team behind me so the plan is to go back down to 145. But, if I have some of the same issues mentally as I\u2019m getting there, I\u2019ll say f**k it and I won\u2019t do it. But, 155 is too easy. I\u2019m in great standing in the UFC, I got a new contract, and wherever we go from here we go from here as I\u2019m always in that top-20 pool. This year is just all about racking up wins and being active.\u201d<\/p>\n

Are you surprised to see Alexander Hernandez planning to return to 145lbs?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Marquis Wiers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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