While Gregory Rodrigues celebrated his win, his opponent Anthony Hernandez had some strong words regarding the fight. Hernandez accused Rodrigues of cheating, claiming he was grabbing inside his gloves during their Fight of the Night performance. "The more I saw him slow down I thought 'Okay, I'm gonna get him this round', I hit him a few times and rocked his s, he's a tough son of a b, -, I hit him with the kitchen sink, hit him with some elbows, but the f, was cheating and grabbing inside of my gloves," Hernandez told Bloody Elbow. He also mentioned telling Herb Dean about the alleged fouls.
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- Cyborg bloodied, outlasts Vieira in likely PFL finale (ESPN MMA)
- UFC Sacramento main event loser calls Gregory Rodrigues out for ‘cheating’ in Fight of the Night (Bloody Elbow)
- Anthony Hernandez vs Gregory Rodrigues Fight Highlights (MMA Weekly)
- PFL Tampa: Cris Cyborg vs Ketlen Vieira Fight Highlights (MMA Weekly)
- UFC Sacramento Post-Fight Show: Reaction to Gregory Rodrigues outlasting Anthony Hernandez (MMA Fighting)
- MMA pound-for-pound rankings: Islam Makhachev a unanimous No. 1... still (ESPN MMA)
- Anthony Smith issues first statement since his arrest: ‘I’ll be able to tell my story someday soon’ (Bloody Elbow)
- Gregory Rodrigues Sends Message to Dricus du Plessis (Yahoo Sports)
- Anthony Wint Points At Gable Steveson And Josh Hokit After UFC Sacramento Submission (MiddleEasy)
- Dana White Goes on Another Long Rant About Ian Machado Garry (Yahoo Sports)
- Cris Cyborg defeats Ketlen Vieira in retirement fight (MMA Weekly)
- Gregory Rodrigues overcomes Anthony Hernandez in brutal five-round UFC Sacramento main event (MMA Fighting)
- RAF 12 results: Jordan Burroughs slams Sean Brady before winning 11-0 shutout victory (MMA Fighting)
- Cyborg set to delay retirement after hard-fought win (Yahoo Sports)
Split from that day's roundup, so the sources listed are the full set behind the whole edition rather than this story alone.
This story ran in the August 23, 2026 edition of the daily show.