Roman Dolidze remains in high spirits. However, he wasn’t feeling so great during the UFC Vegas 109 main event this past weekend (Sat., Aug. 9, 2025), where No. 9-ranked middleweight contender Anthony Hernandez beat the life out of him for four rounds before securing a rear-naked choke submission at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas,

The main even of UFC Vegas 109 was a pivotal middleweight bout between top-ranked contenders Roman Dolidze and Anthony Hernandez.

Anthony Hernandez turned in a stellar performance against Roman Dolidze, and then called for a shot at the middleweight title.