What is Carlos Hernandez's ethnicity? Exploring the UFC star's heritage and background 

Carlos Hernandez is set to make his octagon comeback at UFC Vegas 106 in a flyweight bout against Hyunsung Park.

Hernandez will attempt to enter the flyweight ranks by putting on an impressive performance against Park at the fight night event, which is slated for this weekend at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

---

What is Carlos Hernandez's ethnicity?

Carlos Hernandez is a professional MMA fighter, who competes in the UFC's flyweight division. Hernandez, who was born in Illinois, United States, has Latin ancestry and was raised in the Cicero suburb of Chicago. Interestingly, 87.7% of Cicero's 80,000 population are Hispanic. He started mixed martial arts training at the age of eight, enrolling at Combat-Do, Cicero's premier MMA school run by Master Bob Schirmer C.

In a past interview with The Latin Times, Hernandez opened up about his MMA journey, saying:

''After my second year I started to get the hang of things and started enjoying the classes. Around that time, I still played soccer, but I was starting to pull away from it and move more toward the martial arts scene...People who knew me since I was a kid knew this was part of the dream, but it didn't really hit me for a while. It wasn't until a year after that I realized that I was actually here fighting with the best in the world and on ESPN''

He concluded by citing his desire to make a name of himself in the promotion:

''The goal is always to be the best. I think that's what led me to be in the position I'm in and to let me get a new contract, to stay there [UFC], keep fighting there and hopefully retire there'' [H/t: The Latin Times]

Hernandez (10-4) is 3-3 in the promotion after securing a contract at DWCS in 2021. The 31-year-old was on a two fight losing streak, before getting back on winning ways with a split decision victory against Nyamjargal Tumendemberel at UFC Macau last year. He will now face Hyunsung Park in the prelims of UFC Vegas 106 this weekend.