UFC star reveals his penis ‘stopped working’ during brutal weight cut for fight and says ‘I was moaning every day’
UFC lightweight Alexander Hernandez has revealed he briefly suffered from erectile dysfunction due to a gruelling weight cut.
The Great Ape returned to the featherweight division for the first time in close to a decade last December for his UFC 282 showdown with Billy Quarantillo.
Hernandez, who was a big lightweight, made the weight but looked gaunt in comparison to his previous weigh-in ten months earlier.
But it came at a cost for his physical and mental well-being, as well as his sex life.
Ahead of his return at UFC Vegas 69, Hernandez said: “I’ve got some of the best nutritionists in the world, Perfecting Athletes is the group I go with.
“It’s not like I wasn’t eating it was just small man. It was rough, it was the roughest.
“It wasn’t like I was moaning every day, I was locked in, but my d*** didn’t even work in the morning.
“I was Gender X, just moving through for three months. Just a straightforward path.”
The gruelling cut down back down to 145lbs will live long in the memory of Hernandez.
He said: “Doing that for enough time probably weighs on the brain a little bit. It was tough, everything was low.
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“Everything was depleted. I felt strong though. I felt fast, I felt faster than I’ve ever felt.
“The conditioning was fantastic, but I just needed to keep the mental game right.
“I just needed to remember why I was doing all this pain and struggling for.”
He added: “After my last fight, I was telling my manager and coach that I don’t want to do another 14-week camp.
“It’s never become more evident to me that [my losses] aren’t a physical issue, it’s a mental issue.
“I’m really enthusiastic and I’m angry at myself as I want to get redemption. The weight cut is now simple.”
Hernandez will look to snap a two-fight losing streak against UFC veteran Jim Miller early on Sunday morning.