Drew Dober, 31, of Denver, Colorado, United States was one of the winners at “UFC Fight Night 175,” also known as “UFC on ESPN+ 29.” It was his ninth victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Featuring 10 mixed martial arts matches, “UFC Fight Night 175” took place at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, USA on May 13, 2020. In the eighth bout of the evening, Dober fought Alexander “The Great” Hernandez, 27, of San Antonio, Texas, USA in the lightweight division.
Herb Dean served as the referee. He put a stop to the lightweight contest after 4 minutes and 25 seconds in the second round when Dober knocked out Hernandez via punches.
Winning at “UFC Fight Night 175” improved the professional MMA record of Dober to 23 wins, 9 losses, 0 draw and 1 No Contest. The Denver native is now riding a three-bout winning streak.
On the other hand, Hernandez now has 11 wins and 3 losses. It was his second loss in the UFC.
The UFC held “UFC Fight Night 175” amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic while almost all other major MMA promotions have either cancelled or postponed their events. In the main event of the evening, Glover Teixeira, 40, of Sobrália, Minas Gerais, Brazil knocked out Anthony “Lionheart” Smith, 31, of Omaha, Nebraska, USA in the light heavyweight division.
Teixeira and Drew Dober, 31, of Denver, Colorado, USA were the two recipients of the Performance of the Night bonuses. Presented by Toyo Tires, the Fight of the Night was the featherweight bout between Brian “Boom” Kelleher, 33, of Selden, New York, USA and Hunter Azure, 28, of Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Six countries were represented at “UFC Fight Night 175” namely Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and Venezuela. Dober and Hernandez were two of the 13 fighters who represented the U.S.
Born in Omaha on October 19, 1988, Dober made his professional MMA debut in 2009 and joined the UFC in 2014. The first eight opponents he defeated in the promotion were Jamie Varner, Scott Holtzman, Jason Gonzalez, Josh Burkman, Frank Camacho, Jon Tuck, Polo Reyes and Nasrat Haqparast.
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