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.

Hernandez became the first man to finish Dolidze, dismissing the cage-side judges with a vicious, fourth-round rear-naked choke. It was an extremely impressive performance, and his eighth victory in a row. With so much momentum behind him, he will face only the best middleweights in the world from here.