TLDR
- Luis Hernandez submitted Sedriques Dumas in 57 seconds at UFC Vegas 121 on two days’ notice
- UFC veteran Chris Curtis called out Hernandez and promised to fold him “like a cheap suitcase”
- Hernandez fired back, saying he will retire the 39-year-old Curtis and send him to an “old person’s home”
- The two fighters have history from a June 2025 cage-storming incident involving Curtis and Sean Strickland
- Hernandez remains undefeated at 9-0 and serves as a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy
Sources: mmafighting.com | fightomic.com
Luis Hernandez is still fresh off his UFC debut, but veteran fighter Chris Curtis already wants a piece of him. The 30-year-old middleweight isn’t backing down from the challenge.
Hernandez secured two submission victories in just 11 days, including a 57-second stoppage of Sedriques Dumas at UFC Vegas 121 on September 26. He took that fight on only two days’ notice after earning his UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series less than two weeks earlier.
Curtis, who holds a 6-5-1 record in the UFC, released a video calling out Hernandez earlier this week. The 39-year-old veteran promised to “fold this man up like a cheap suitcase” when they meet.
Luis Hernandez reflects on viral incident with Sean Strickland and invites him to the gun range
“I’m actually a fan of his, there’s no hard feelings. I would love to go with him to the gun range. We’re both adults, it happened and at the end of the day we need more USA fighters” pic.twitter.com/U472Irq4Ps
— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma) September 25, 2026
Sheriff’s Deputy Claps Back at Veteran
Hernandez didn’t hold back in his response. “He’s trying to get off my clout. No offense to him, he’s 39 years old; he’s about to be retired,” Hernandez told MMA Fighting.
“In my mind, he is retired. He’s 6-5-1 in the UFC, right? Never done anything with his career,” Hernandez continued.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy said the callout proves his star power. “It just shows you the type of caliber fighter I am that I win a contract, and he’s calling me out already,” he explained.
Hernandez fired back with his own promise. “I’m going to retire him and send him to an old person’s home if he keeps messing around with me,” he said. “When his name comes across, I’m going to be the final nail that goes into that coffin.”
The bad blood between the two fighters goes back to June 2025. At Tuff-N-Uff 145, Curtis and Sean Strickland stormed the cage after Hernandez defeated Miles Hunsinger. The incident led to a six-month suspension for Strickland.
Undefeated Record and Quick Finishes
Hernandez thought the Tuff-N-Uff incident was behind them, but Curtis clearly hasn’t forgotten. “What’s kind of funny is the moment that happened in Tuff-N-Uff, when I shoved him off, he didn’t throw a punch,” Hernandez said.
The fighter known as “The Stache” remains undefeated at 9-0 with three knockouts and six submissions. He has never needed judges to decide one of his fights.
His UFC debut came at light heavyweight because there wasn’t time to cut weight. Hernandez normally competes at middleweight at 185 pounds. He weighed in at 204 pounds for the Dumas fight.
During his post-fight speech, Hernandez asked for a bonus so he could buy doughnuts for his fellow officers back home. His coach handed him his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt inside the Octagon.
Hernandez also took time to encourage Dumas, who has had legal troubles in the past. The matchup drew attention online as a cop-versus-convict fight.
Despite the tension with Curtis, Hernandez says he’s made peace with Strickland. The two have exchanged messages and plan to go shooting together in Las Vegas. “I have no hard feelings towards him or his team,” Hernandez said.
Hernandez says he’s looking past Curtis for now and wants to build his record first. But he’s confident about the eventual outcome. “When the name does come, if it does come in the future after my matchups, I’m definitely going to take it. I’m going to get paid, and I’m going to flatline him.”
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office bills Hernandez as the first active sheriff’s deputy in the United States to earn a UFC contract. He serves on the office’s Priority Response Team and had recently gotten married when he earned his contract on September 15.
