Beneil Dariush isn’t prepared to label Alexander Hernandez as a dirty fighter following some questionable fight-opening tactics at UFC 222 earlier this month. Hernandez (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) entered the lightweight fight as a short-notice replacement and relative unknown. He displayed tremendous power in scoring a 42-second knockout of Dariush (14-5-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) for one of the biggest upsets of the year so far, but it was the opening seconds of the bout that generated the most attention. As soon as the referee instructed the athletes to fight, Hernandez charged toward Dariush with his hands out.
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