Overview

• Roman Dolidze and Anthony Hernandez both made weight at 185 pounds on Friday ahead of their five-round main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
• Dolidze issued a public grappling challenge in final media day, staking his reputation on proving superior ground skills against Hernandez.
• Hernandez countered by emphasizing relentless cage pressure in the compact Octagon to stifle Dolidze’s jiu-jitsu game.
• Dolidze enters on a three-fight win streak with a 73% career finish rate, while Hernandez brings a seven-fight unbeaten run and a 77% finish rate into the bout.
• The winner of tomorrow’s headliner is poised to break into the middleweight top five, reshaping the division’s next title contention landscape.