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Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Deputy Luis Hernandez life has quickly changed since joining the UFC.
Two weeks ago, Hernandez earned himself a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series.
The Sheriff’s deputy, who trains in his off time, would later win his UFC debut against veteran Sedriques Dumas on just two days’ notice.
ON TWO DAYS NOTICE 🤯
Luis Hernandez takes the guillotine choke for the win in his UFC debut!
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On Wednesday, Hernandez announced he will become the first UFC fighter to sign a McDonald’s sponsorship deal.
Despite his UFC success, Hernandez told Ariel Helwani that he keeps working full-time in law enforcement.
“I am very blessed. We get to actually train on duty. We get an hour every day to train. And then the other time I use, I use my PTO time/vacation and comp time to train as well. And I’m very blessed to, you know, use the time and make up— you’re able to use it and make it. So I stay extra hours on shift. To build it, and I have a great schedule where I could train and train multiple times a day.”
“If Stipe Miocic did it, right, a firefighter, it’s time for an officer to do it, a deputy now.”
“I’m starting my career and, I’m gonna take it one day at a time. But I definitely have a lot of vacation time that I can use. And, uh, when it gets there, and, and I’ll start burning it and I’ll figure it out. And if there’s a will, there’s a way. And if I stay active how I am now, I’ll figure it out. But let’s see how many fights I get a year.”
Luis Hernandez how he plans on balancing his law enforcement career with being a UFC fighter.#HelwaniShow pic.twitter.com/XYn8uY7lRa
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