After beating the middleweight promise, Hermansson puts Borrachinha in his sights as his next opponent

J. Hermansson (left) defeated E. Shahbazyan (right) in the UFC Las Vegas 26. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Faced with an Ultimate bet for middleweights (up to 83,9kg.), Jack hermansson won and convinced. Executioner of Edmen shahbazyan No. UFC Las Vegas 27, the Swede is already eyeing his next challenge. In a press conference after the show last Saturday (22), the athlete listed who he would like to face, including Paulo borrachinha.

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“I want to face guys like Robert whittaker and Paulo Costa (rubber). The winner of (Derek) Brunson and (Darren) Till could be a fight. These guys. It depends on when I have a good opponent, but I want to fight again this year, for sure. If any of these guys are ready for me this year, I’m in,” he said.

Last weekend, Hermansson was committed to defending his prominent position in the category against a promising fighter who was looking to recover after losing the first fight of his career. What was seen, however, was a dominant performance from Jack, which prevented young Edmen from putting his strategy into practice.

After 15 minutes, Hermansson was declared the winner in a unanimous decision by the judges. In addition to losing his second in a row, something unprecedented in his career, Shahbazyan left the octagon with a very injured face, a consequence of the efficient ground and pound of the opponent.

Today, Hermansson occupies seventh position in the category led by Israel adesanya. With the triumph over Shahbazyan, Jack recovered from the negative result against Marvin vettori, in 2020. Now, the athlete resumes his path towards his dream title fight.