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UFC boss Dana White has praised Anthony Hernandez despite his recent defeat at UFC Sacramento last weekend.

In the main event of UFC Sacramento, Anthony Hernandez wasn’t able to get himself back in the win column as he fell to a defeat against Gregory Rodrigues. It was a back and forth encounter, but it was evident quite early on that Hernandez was struggling with the leg kicks being thrown his way.

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Despite that, he was able to fight through the pain, showing a great deal of heart to hang in there with Rodrigues, who would eventually go on to secure the victory.

In the post-fight press conference, however, Dana White was quick to praise Hernandez despite the loss.

White praises Hernandez after UFC Sacramento

“Tonight, his leg got busted up,” White said at the UFC Fight Night 285 post-fight press conference. “Realistically, most normal guys, that fight probably would have been over in the second round. But again, I think the crowd was firing him up tonight, and he showed a ton of heart, and this is one of those fights – especially in your home state, your hometown – you gain so much respect. You didn’t win the fight, but you gained a lot of respect.”

“The crowd was literally amazing here tonight,” White said. “It was absolutely awesome. There’s a lot of spots that we’ve got to hit. COVID, we’re still sort of recovering from that. There’s a lot of places we haven’t been. And I mean, Philly was just incredible last weekend, too. We haven’t been there in a long time. But, yeah, Sacramento’s fun, and it’s a nice flight for us from Vegas, too.”

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