Face off! Anthony Hernandez stares down Michel Pereira ahead of UFC Vegas 99

Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira both made weight for their middleweight main event atop the UFC Vegas 99 fight card on Sat. night (Oct. 19, 2024), going down at the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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“I’m a sick f***, I guess,” Hernandez told UFC.com. “Something about just breaking someone’s soul and seeing them just like, ‘F*** it.’ It f***ing gets me going. I don’t know what it is, but I just like breaking people. It’s fun to see for me.”

“I talk a lot of s*** when I fight (laughs),” Hernandez continued. “I don’t talk s*** on social media and all that, but when we’re fighting, we’re actually trying to hurt each other; that’s war tactics. Get in their head, f*** with them, break them, no matter what. You can tell in someone’s eyes.

“I’m in shape for a f*** ton of rounds, so when I see people start to get tired, I’m like, ‘Oh, b****, I’m just getting started.’ That’s another gear,” Hernandez said. “Now we’re hitting third, fourth, fifth gear. Not cruising no more. I love it.”

We’ll see if Pereira loves it on Sat. night.

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