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Florida police officer Luis Hernandez is officially a UFC fighter.
Hernandez currently works for the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and trains in MMA in his spare time.
On Tuesday, Hernandez earned himself a UFC contract after a comeback win on Dana White’s Contender Series.
FROM GETTING KNOCKED DOWN TO TAPPING HIM OUT 🤯
Luis Hernandez gets the submission!
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— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) September 16, 2026
Last year, Hernandez went viral when he got into a brawl with UFC champion Sean Strickland after disrespectfully mocking Strickland’s fighter in the cage.
Luis Hernandez, the regional fighter who made Sean Strickland bum-rush the octagon & pick up a 6-month suspension, fights tomorrow on Contender Series.
He currently sits at (+145).#DWCS pic.twitter.com/oxfBMTIAuv
— I AM SATURDAY (@I_AM_SATURDAY) September 14, 2026
Hernandez got a kick out of getting into a brawl with Strickland at the time.
“He said some things, and I said some things back, and he didn’t like what I said,” Luis recalled. “He was saying I was tired, making fun of me, I think he called me fat.”
“[He connected] but I’m still standing, still smiling,” Luis said. “I got a three second knockout [before]… Hopefully I’ll be in the UFC soon.”