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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight contenders Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Dolidze will go to war TONIGHT (Sat., Aug. 9, 2025) at UFC Vegas 109 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hernandez is taking the long road to title contention. Already riding a seven-fight win streak, “Fluffy” has beaten a bunch of solid opposition and produced good finishes, but he’s advancing the ladder just one rung at a time. Dolidze, ranked one spot above Hernandez at No. 9, is the next step. At 37 years of age, the Georgian mauler is still improving, as evidenced by his two bouts with Marvin Vettori in 2023 and 2025 — Dolidze did way better in the rematch! He’s not a perfect fighter by any means, but Dolidze is very dangerous and rides a three-fight win streak into his third main event opportunity.
Hernandez has put together a very well-crafted MMA game. His best attributes are his top game and cardio, and the rest of his skills are built to maximize those advantages. His boxing is filled with smart combinations that set up takedowns, and once on the canvas, Hernandez has a way of trapping his opponents in sequences that wear on their gas tanks and allow “Fluffy” to constantly chip away. In this bout, pace is a big advantage. Dolidze is powerful but can be lumbering, and he definitely loses some of the thump in his shots as time wears on. In addition, he tends to use his jiu-jitsu as takedown defense/deterrent, which grows less effective with a bit of fatigue. The key, therefore, is surviving the early goings and then capitalizing as Dolidze starts to fade.
Dolidze is a bruiser. He marches forward at his opponents, blasting high kicks and swinging big ol’ hooks from the hip. He doesn’t have a consistent way of gaining top position, but when fights do hit the canvas, Dolidze switches it up by showing off genuinely beautiful jiu-jitsu technique. Dolidze has to start fast here, because his chance at victory drops off after the first couple rounds. In this match up, his advantages are size and power, as well as general finishing ability. Hernandez breaks people down and finishes them late, but Dolidze has a history of just sparking his opponents outright or forcing them into a checkmate position on the floor.
Likely, he’ll need one of the two here. As such, Dolidze should be pressing hard off the bat, trying to make Hernandez uncomfortable with his power shots. If “Fluffy” doesn’t feel comfortable exchanging, then Dolidze knows the shot is coming. He can look to counter with strikes in close quarters or reverse his way into top position with his grappling skill. There are two very clear possible outcomes here. Dolidze can find his early finish, or Hernandez is going to drown him with activity as the fight wears on. I lean toward the latter, largely because Hernandez has more areas he can win the fight. He could win a boxing match, a clinch scrap, or wrestle his way into top position. Likely, he does a mix of all three.
UFC FightNight Dolidze vs Hernandez August 9th 2025 Match Card.
Prelims – 4 PM ET
- Light Heavyweight Julius Walker vs. Raffael Cerqueira
- Bantamweight Elijah Smith vs. Toshiomi Kazama
- Women’s Bantamweight Joselyne Edwards vs. Priscila Cachoeira
- Welterweight Uroš Medić vs. Gilbert Urbina
- Women’s Flyweight Gabriella Fernandes vs. Julija Stoliarenko
- Light Heavyweight Cody Brundage vs. Eric McConico
Main Card – 7 PM ET
- Middleweight Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez
- Bantamweight Steve Erceg vs. Ode’ Osbourne
- Women’s Strawweight Iasmin Lucindo vs. Angela Hill
- Featherweight Andre Fili vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Bantamweight Miles Johns vs. Jean Matsumoto
- Middleweight Eryk Anders vs. Christian Leroy Duncan
EVENT INFO :
- Show
- Location: UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
