Hernandez Submits Dumas In 57-Second UFC Debut

Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputy Luis Hernandez submitted Sedriques Dumas in 57 seconds at UFC Vegas 121 on Saturday night, stepping in on just two days' notice to make his UFC debut.

Hernandez, who earned his contract on Week 6 of Contender Series only 11 days earlier, charged forward immediately and connected with an overhand left before dragging Dumas to the canvas, MMA Mania reports. When Dumas scrambled back to his feet, Hernandez locked in a standing guillotine that forced an immediate tap in the opening minute.

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Perfect Record And Future Matchmaking

The finish pushed Hernandez to 9-0 with a 100 percent stoppage rate — six submissions and three knockouts, seven of them in the first round. His wild celebration and over-the-top personality marked him as a potential fan favorite, aided by the obvious matchmaking hook: an active deputy fighting a convicted felon.

Hernandez is not the most polished fighter technically, but his berserker aggression forces opponents into immediate chaos. The question is what happens when someone survives his initial storm and drags him into the second or third round.

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Hernandez plans to drop to welterweight for his next appearance, where a bout against Nikolay Veretennikov would make sense. If he stays at middleweight, Ryan Loder is a logical next step.

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• MMA Mania — Rookie Report Card: Grading the lone Octagon newcomer UFC Vegas 121 post-mortem