UFC 222 video highlights: Alexander Hernandez vs. Beneil Dariush

Alexander Hernandez will no doubt get a few questions about his opening few seconds against Beneil Dariush.

But if Hernandez’s opening front kick to the body after faking a glove touch was a little bit dirty, the left hand he used to knock Dariush out was much, much dirtier – in a good way. Hernandez (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) knocked out Dariush (14-5-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) for the finish just 42 seconds into the fight.

Hernandez took the fight on less than three weeks’ notice as a replacement for Bobby Green, and Dariush was one of the biggest favorites on the card at around -450. But Hernandez made a statement in his debut.

The lightweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC 222 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of a main card on pay-per-view.

Watch the video above to see the highlights.

Also see:

• UFC 222 video highlights: Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya

• UFC 222 video highlights: Brian Ortega vs. Frankie Edgar

For complete coverage of UFC 222, check out the UFC Events section of the site.