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Jack Hermansson endured an ominously slow start, weathered the storm and showed his main event mettle in the latter stages to outwork Joe Pyfer over 25 minutes, in an invaluable learning experience for the powerful 27-year-old – who couldn’t build on a purposeful start and was subsequently punished. Continue reading “Hermansson shows Pyfer value of experience, wins over five tough rounds”
Longtime middleweight contender Jack Hermansson has alternated wins and losses in his last eight fights, now into his mid-30s and teetering in the back half of the division’s top-15 rankings. Joe Pyfer, a Contender Series alum with a trio of stoppage victories to open his UFC stint, finds himself a golden opportunity to show exactly why he’s the trending superstar he declares this weekend. Continue reading “Joe Pyfer latest to envision middleweight star turn, should he pass Hermansson test”
Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson danced with some first-round danger before rolling back the years en route to a R4 TKO victory during a fun battle against Kevin Holland in last weekend’s UFC Orlando main event, while there were big main card stoppage wins for Rafael dos Anjos, Matheus Nicolau and Roman Dolidze – a newcomer in the middleweight rankings this week. Continue reading “UFC Orlando: Wonderboy outworks Holland in crazy headliner – after RDA, Nicolau and Dolidze win big”
For the second consecutive weekend, the UFC’s unofficial title eliminator in another division was cruelly cut short by injury. The decision to return to London so soon after an electric card four months prior didn’t age well, but that was more to do with some drab matchups than anything else. Nonetheless, the Molly and Paddy show continued, among other things… Continue reading “UFC London: Five things we learned from another emotionally draining Fight Night card”
He apologised for letting the pressure get to him, ‘fighting like a chump’ in his own words, but Sean Strickland’s winning streak improved to six as he exposed Jack Hermansson’s gameplan en route to a split decision win. Elsewhere, there were contrasting wins for welterweight prospect Shavkat Rakhmonov and TUF middleweight winner Bryan Battle among others.
Continue reading “UFC Vegas 47: Strickland outworks hesitant Hermansson, calls for Adesanya-Whittaker winner”
After rebounding from his Fight of the Night loss by Marvin Vettori with a UD win against Edmen Shahbazyan last May, #6 ranked middleweight contender Jack Hermansson is looking for a statement performance this weekend – ending Sean Strickland’s impressive streak at 185lbs – which he believes will help propel him into the stakes for title contention once more. Continue reading “UFC Vegas 47: Jack Hermansson targets early-but-perfect display vs. Sean Strickland”
38 months after suffering a split decision loss to the now-reigning 185-lb champion, the #3 ranked middleweight has been granted an unexpected but nonetheless golden opportunity to exact his revenge – but another defeat in Arizona could be catastrophic for his future title hopes. Continue reading “Talk is cheap: Pivotal moment awaits Marvin Vettori in middleweight championship slot”
After Darren Till (#5) broke his collarbone in training and withdrew from this weekend’s main event on March 30, Kevin Holland – who recently underwhelmed against Derek Brunson (#4) – is stepping up on nine days’ notice to face Vettori (#6), though the Italian is unfazed as he continues on the trail to get a crack at the middleweight strap and an Israel Adesanya rematch. Continue reading “No Darren Till, no problem for middleweight title-chasing Marvin Vettori”
Marvin Vettori – originally set to face Jacare Souza next weekend – took his golden opportunity on a week’s notice, beating #4 ranked middleweight contender Jack Hermansson by unanimous decision (49-46 x 2, 49-45) during a strike-heavy main event before calling out Paulo Costa (#2) next. Prior to that, were wins for Jamahal Hill and Gabriel Benitez among others. Continue reading “UFC Vegas 16: Marvin Vettori rises to the occasion, beats Jack Hermansson”
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After an already busy 2020, middleweight prospect Kevin Holland is set to seize a golden opportunity against #4 ranked Jack Hermansson on short-notice after reports today emerged that Darren Till (#6) pulled out of their Dec. 5 main event matchup with an undisclosed injury. Continue reading “Kevin Holland to replace injured Darren Till, faces Jack Hermansson on Dec. 5”
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There was a new flyweight champion crowned as Deiveson Figueiredo simply decimated Joseph Benavidez in their rematch, after #6 ranked middleweight Jack Hermansson put the division on notice with an impressive submission win against the returning Kelvin Gastelum in a brief but blistering co-main event matchup. Continue reading “UFC Fight Night 172: Figueiredo wins flyweight title with stunning display vs. Benavidez”
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