Micky Gall Out, Florida Cop Luis Hernandez Steps In for Short-Notice UFC Chaos

The UFC matchmakers have once again turned a standard fight cancellation into an absolute fever dream. Micky Gall is officially out of his upcoming bout against Sedriques Dumas, and the replacement scenario is pure combat sports chaos.

Instead of fighting Gall, Dumas will now face Luis Hernandez. If that name sounds familiar, it is because Hernandez recently locked up a submission win on Dana White's Contender Series to earn his UFC contract.

"Aaron Bronsteter reported that Hernandez is a recent DWCS signee and a police officer in Florida."

He is also an active police officer in the state of Florida. Only in this sport can you spend a full training camp preparing for a known veteran, only to find out on short notice that you are actually fighting a South Florida deputy.

To make things even more ridiculous, the fight is no longer happening at its original weight. The bout has been bumped up to the light heavyweight division to accommodate the late notice, meaning both guys get to skip the worst part of the weight cut.

For anyone looking to put money on this card, you now have to throw out months of tape. Trying to handicap a fight where one guy prepared for a completely different human and the other guy might have just gotten off a patrol shift is the kind of sick puzzle that keeps sportsbooks in business.

Dumas now has to pivot his entire game plan to deal with a healthy, motivated newcomer riding the high of a DWCS contract win. We will see if the short-notice weight bump favors the established fighter or the rookie when they finally lock the cage door.