Gregory Rodrigues responds to Anthony Hernandez cheating allegations

Middleweight contender Gregory Rodrigues moved up the 185-pound pecking order last Saturday with a unanimous win over No. 7 ranked Antony Hernandez in the UFC Sacramento main event.

Rodrigues entered the fight ranked No. 10 and riding a three-fight winning streak. He utilized leg kicks to take control of the fight in the early rounds. Hernandez mounted a comeback but came up short. During the post-fight press conference, Hernandez accused Rodrigues of cheating.

“The fker was cheating and grabbing inside of my gloves. And I told Herb (Dean) that. I fight clean, man. So, it is what it is. Maybe I should be more dirty,” Hernandez said. “I told fking Herb, ‘this motherfker grabbed my glove like four times, and I was like, ‘Hey, he’s grabbing my gloves.’ And he told him, ‘Hey, stop.’ But I mean, whatever, don’t take a point, whatever. You know what I mean? Fk it. I guess people like to cheat, so it is what it is.”

On Monday, Rodrigues responded to Hernandez’ allegations during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show.

“He can say whatever he wants. You know? The fact is I beat him with the leg kicks, the punches. He didn’t take me down. He didn’t do nothing. He did put a pressure that was good, but I didn’t cheat him. He knows that,” Rodrigues said.

“I didn’t cheat during the fight. We fought good. It was a dogfight. Everyone saw it. we tried to kill each other every moment and every round. If it was clear, Herb Dean would’ve said something, or everyone’s going to see on TV or whatever.”