Anthony Hernandez stepped forward in an important time at middleweight to defeat Roman Dolidze in Saturday's UFC on ESPN 72 main event.

Hernandez (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) racked up his eighth consecutive octagon victory with a fourth-round submission of Dolidze (14-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in the headlining bout at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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