UFC lightweight Alexander Hernandez looks to take control of his 2025 by kicking it off with a victory over Kurt Holobaugh at UFC Vegas 104 on Saturday night.
“I was trying to slide into February, but March is great. I would love an active year, but that’s also going to fall on my shoulders of just getting some f*cking consistent dubs,” Hernandez told reporters on Wednesday.
“So we can do that then yeah we can have the year we want, and that’s what I’m looking to do. Kind of show out or shut up.”
Hernandez (15-8) ended his 2024 in October with a tough split-decision victory over Austin Hubbard at UFC 307.
Hernandez has had a tough go in the UFC since entering the promotion in 2018. A very good victory over Olivier Aubin-Mercier gave him the momentum he needed to start a run, but a loss to Donald Cerrone the very next fight put a stop to that.
Now at 7-7, but coming off a win, some mental changes had to be made to be successful at 155.
“I don’t take myself or, I don’t want to say the game too seriously because I do have a lot of reverence for it, but no I don’t put anything on the same pedestal as it used to be. There’s new pressures now,” he said.
“There’s security pressures, but I kind of put that in the back. I’m very much at a stage where if I don’t do what I want to do, and perform the way I want to perform, I’m tired of this back and forth sh*t. Dude i’ll walk. I’m really here feeling liberated. I’ll choose to sign the contract.”
Watch the entire media day scrum with Alexander Hernandez above. He takes on Kurt Holobaugh at UFC Vegas 104 on Saturday night.
