The Fight #104 LNT

Nobody wants to spend a Saturday night watching a “mid” card that plays it safe, and that’s exactly why this UFC Fight Night hit so hard. We walk through a night where the undercard energy carries straight into the main event, with finishes that happen fast and fights that never drift into autopilot. From the opening stretch, the theme is urgency: fighters take risks, push pace, and make every position count.

We start with Anthony Wentz and what his rapid success says about elite athletes crossing into MMA, then move through a first-round stoppage that sets the table for the rest of the card. The conversation turns gritty with Maderos vs Mason Jones, where toughness stops being a buzzword and becomes a measurable thing, especially once elbows start landing in close. If you care about striking mechanics and real fight-ending tools, that sequence is worth revisiting.

Then we get into the most debate-worthy section: RDR vs Roman and the line between sport jiu-jitsu and MMA grappling. We talk weight cuts, why moving up can restore a fighter’s engine, and why guard work without offense becomes a liability when punches are raining down. From there it’s on to heavyweight pace warfare, and finally Gregory Rodriguez vs Anthony Hernandez, a five-round middleweight battle that ends with a clear unanimous decision and leaves both fighters needing hospital time.

If you like UFC analysis that’s honest about what worked, what failed, and what the results mean for the middleweight division, hit play, subscribe, share this with a fight friend, and leave a quick review with your pick for Fight of the Night. Who should Rodriguez face next?

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Quick Intro And The Matchup

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It's Lapier The Fight Episode 104. We have EOC Fight Knight Hernandez versus Rodriguez. This is a card.

A Card That Exceeds Expectations

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Now, coming off the hills of EOC 330, we didn't know what we would expect. Maybe everybody thought it was going to be a mid-fight night card. This was a bub-ba-buh-buh-buh-ba-buh-ba-banger. This is probably better than EOC 330. Top to bottom. I'm talking about the undercard in the main card. Let's get into the main card.

Anthony Wentz’s Fast Submission Statement

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Starts off with Anthony Wentz coming off of an 11-day fight streak. He just got into the UC, just got his first round. Submission over Trev. No, over Terrence Chapman. Shout out to Anthony, former NFL. You know, these athletes coming from other sports are going to adapt. They're going to be better. They're going to be stronger, faster. Look at Gabriel Stevenson. Look at Josh Hokin. The heavyweight division is about to get some real contenders, some real pumpers. You know, I thought Anthony was going to go out there and outstrike the guy. He went and choked him out after the guy tried to take his arm several times. He said, You want to play games? Let's play games. Shout

Judas Vs Chavez Sparks Fight Night Energy

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out to him. First round win. Then we get to car Carly Judas versus Josiah Chavez. We get the round one. PKO. This was the tell of the fight in the night of this fight night. I mean, every fight was an explosion. Everything was action-packed. Everything is exactly what you get up for on a UC fight

Maderos Vs Mason Jones Turns Brutal

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night. And then we get to Madero's versus Mason Jones. He gets the round two TKO. Mason Jones is as good as it gets, as tough as it gets. One of the most savage young fighters out there. Put on a war. These guys went back and forth. It was crazy to see the action, the risks they were both taking. Those elbows were brutal. Stopped him on his feet. Literally. Like it was very brutal, those elbows in close. You know, the guy was taking his punches, so he started elbowing. It was crazy. Started to uh really do some damage on him. I hope he's okay as far as Mason Jones because that was a lot of damage he took. That was a lot of damage he took before the fight actually ended.

RDR’s Weight Move And MMA Grappling

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Now we get into RDR versus Roman. We get a round one TKO win for RDR. He moved up in weight. He's been having weight issues. He had like four to five weight cuts back to back to back to back when he first is making his middleweight climb. And I think that's the big reason why he lost, to be honest. I think those weight cuts really affected his performance. And I think moving up in weight definitely changed what he could do. He looked comfortable, he looked like he had energy. He out wrestled, outguard, punches and bunches. He kept the pressure. There's a big difference in jiu-jitsu and MMA jujitsu, and that was the clearest showing of it. RDR lets the grappler know that you will be punched throughout this entire process. You cannot just sit there and guard. You cannot just sit there, try for a leg, try for an arm. You're gonna get punched the entire time, and I'm fighting out of the position. This is exactly what we want from grounded fighting. If there's punches being landed, continue to fight. But I'm tired of watching fights where guys are laying on top of each other. I'm not here for that. I watched UFC BJJ for that specific purpose. If it's not that I'm not tolerating it. There should be some type of time that starts, like a timer, 30 seconds, but advance this position, do some damage. Don't just hold your opponent and stall. None of the fighters in any of these events, in this event, stalled at all. And I really appreciate that. The action was nonstop.

Vitor Outpaces Sergei Over Three Rounds

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We get to the heavyweight card in the Kobe event with Vitor and Sergei. Vitor put a pace on Sergei that he could not contain or maintain. He got outworked. You know, after he started bleeding, Sergei, it was almost like he wiltered from the fight. I don't think he liked the power. I don't think he liked the wrestling. I don't like, I don't think he liked the volume that was coming from Vitor, especially in round one and two. He kind of coasted round three, and it's because Sergei had to get a knockout and he just wasn't giving it to him. And that's it that's the thing, right? I can take a UD or a unanimous decision if the fight is actually bloody. Like both of these guys actually were trying to get each other out. When it's the UD, the guy has nothing on him, and Nadia does his opponent, and it's a it's a uh a point fight almost, like it's an amateur match. I'm not here for

Rodriguez Vs Hernandez Goes To War

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that. Now, we get into the main event: Gregory Rodriguez versus Anthony Hernandez, a banger from round one to round five. Anthony Hernandez has crazy heart. Both fighters left and went to the hospital after the fight. Gregory is ready to challenge for the belt. I think he's one of the preliminary guys in the UFC middleweight division that could beat anybody if he has his plan right. And he did have his plan right. I mean, Gregory, he stopped most of those takedowns. It dealt a lot of damage to Anthony, and he would have finished them if he didn't have so much heart. A lot of heart was shown on both sides. Clear UD win for Gregory, clear fight

Betting Lessons And Wrap Up

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for him. I had it UD Farrus when I was betting. This is one of those fights where if you don't know the UFC, if you don't know the fighters, you don't know how to bet. Now tap into the next fight. It's playing PA. The fight.