Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-08-09, disappointing mma bout: Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).Hernandez vs Dolidze is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 9th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC on ESPN 72 (also known as UFC Vegas 109) . Watch the video and rate this fight!
Roman Dolidze record
Roman Dolidze entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 middleweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive fights between 2023 and 2024, against Marvin Vettori (Marvin Vettori vs Roman Dolidze I) and Nassourdine Imavov (Roman Dolidze vs Nassourdine Imavov) but then he has won three times taking revenge on Vettori in his last match (Marvin Vettori vs Roman Dolidze 2).
Anthony Hernandez record
His opponent, Anthony Hernandez, has an official record of 14-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the middleweight division.
He was defeated by Kevin Holland in 2020 but then he has won seven consecutive fights defeating Michel Pereira (Anthony Hernandez vs Michel Pereira) and Brendan Allen in his last two (Brendan Allen vs Anthony Hernandez 2).
Fight card
Here is the UFC on ESPN 72 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez
Steve Erceg vs Ode Osbourne
Angela Hill vs Iasmin Lucindo
Andre Fili vs Christian Rodriguez
Jean Matsumoto vs Miles Johns
Eryk Anders vs Christian Leroy Duncan
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Julius Walker vs Raffael Cerqueira
Elijah Smith vs Toshiomi Kazama
Joselyne Edwards vs Priscila Cachoeira
Uros Medic vs Gilbert Urbina
Gabriella Fernandes vs Julija Stoliarenko
Cody Brundage vs Eric McConico
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC on ESPN 72 pre-fight press conference, featuring Anthony Hernandez and Roman Dolidze!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC on ESPN 72: Dolidze vs Hernandez weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Dolidze vs Hernandez fight?
Anthony Hernandez defeated Roman Dolidze via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:45, round 4.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC on ESPN 72 post-fight octagon interview of Roman Dolidze and Anthony Hernandez.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC on ESPN 72 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Anthony Hernandez and Roman Dolidze (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC on ESPN 72 Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded
UFC on ESPN 72 Performance of the Night: Anthony Hernandez, Christian Leroy Duncan, Elijah Smith, Joselyne Edwards
