Last year, Hernandez made his UFC debut after competing on season five of Dana White’s Contender Series. In his debut, he earned a split decision victory over Victor Altamirano, so there’s still one thing missing that Hernandez hopes to showcase this weekend.
“A finish,” Hernandez said. “It’s been a while since I’ve been able to get a finish out there. I feel like all of my fights have been down to the wire since my Contender Series fight, so I am putting a stamp on this one and going out there and not forcing it, but looking for a finish.”
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Four of his eight wins have been won by submission, with three first-round finishes, so there’s no doubt that Hernandez has the capabilities to end the night early. And when he looks at Bondar as an opponent, he believes that there will be opportunity for him to earn that victory.
“He’s pretty good all around,” Hernandez said. “I think if he gets to dictate easily where the fight goes, he looks really good in his fights, but when that’s not the case there’s some things we can expose and that’s what we’re looking to do. We’re looking to control the fight from the start and just make it a rough night for him.”
