Sedriques Dumas points to late opponent switch following 57-second UFC loss

Initially, Dumas had to fight Mickey Gall
in the middleweight match at
UFC Vegas 121 on September 26. Gall, however, pulled out of the fight less than three days before the event due to an undisclosed medical issue.
Dana White Candidate Series graduated Luis Hernandez stepped in on short notice and needed just 57 seconds to force a tap through a standing guillotine choke in his Octagon debut.

Hernandez earned a $100,000 performance bonus, while Dumas is now winless in his last five bouts.

Sedriques Dumas discusses the loss of Luis Hernandez after Mickey Gall waived

Given the late transition after Gall’s withdrawal, the bout was moved to light heavyweight and Dumas was significantly outmatched by Hernandez. Hernandez dominated from the start and outmatched Dumas in the fight before locking up the finish in 57 seconds.

Addressing the loss, Dumas noted that he had spent months preparing for Galli. Although he believes that his opponent’s sudden change did not suit him, he is not bothered by the criticism and promises to focus on improving himself.

“To be honest, I don’t have anything to say to people other than I just love what I do, and when you’ve been in a difficult situation for months to prepare for someone, we have to think that something’s not right,” Dumas wrote in his Instagram stories. “I give two more about what people say, how people feel, that I know I have to fix me and that’s just it. Thank you for my team and those that I asked to support me. Great hope that Mickey recovers.”