Drew Dober eyes the likes of Poirier, McGregor, Khabib after third straight KO

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Drew Dober beat Alexander Hernandez with a second-round TKO Wednesday on the main card at UFC on ESPN+ 29 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Take a look inside the fight with Dober, who has three straight knockout wins after a loss to Beneil Dariush in March 2019.

Result: Drew Dober def. Alexander Hernandez via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:25
Updated records: Dober (23-9 MMA, 9-5 UFC), Hernandez (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Key stat: Hernandez landed three takedowns, but Dober outstruck him 65-41 on the way to the big knockout.

Dober on the fight’s key moment

“This is a huge dream of mine. I’m a huge fan and lover of the sport. Just being able to compete with the best in the world excites me. I need to go back to the drawing board. I need to improve because there’s lots of mistakes I made in the cage tonight that I have to fix.”

Dober on the mentality at Team Elevation

“Team Elevation is something special. The teammates and the coaches, we truly care about each other. We make sacrifices for one another – it’s not just another gym where it’s dog eat dog and everyone is trying to get ahead of each other. We try to carry each other. This is not just my victory – it’s a victory for everyone at Team Elevation.”

Dober on what he wants next

“I want bigger and better fights. I want to compete with the best in the world, and to do so I have to keep winning. I want to fight the Khabib (Nurmagomedovs), the Conor (McGregors), the Dustin Poiriers of the world, and I just have to keep winning so I can actually put myself in the main event and compete with those guys.”

To hear more from Dober, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.