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Alexander Hernandez: Donald Cerrone ‘just another step in the ladder to the top’

The opportunities keep on coming for Alexander Hernandez and he hasn’t shied away from one yet.

That includes his upcoming lightweight matchup with Donald Cerrone on Jan. 19 in Brooklyn, a fight that only materialized after the UFC pulled Hernandez out of an already scheduled bout with Francisco Trinaldo that was supposed to take place a week later at the since-canceled UFC 233.

Hernandez had an eventful Year 1 in the UFC to say the least, debuting on just eight days’ notice with a 42-second knockout of Beneil Dariush at UFC 222 in March and following that up with a unanimous decision win against Olivier Aubin-Mercier at UFC on FOX 30 in Calgary, Alberta, in July.