4 Fights We Need to See After UFC Fight Night 236
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Jack Hermansson responds after his success versus Joe Pyfer.Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC through Getty Images
If Jack Hermansson is a gatekeeper, he’s an excellent one.
On Saturday night, in the primary occasion of UFC Fight Night 236, the Swedish-Norwegian middleweight competitor was compared with unranked knockout artist Joe Pyfer, who lots of were currently promoting as a future opposition.
The American looked the part through the very first 2 rounds however eventually discovered himself topped by his amply more knowledgeable enemy, who sealed the success with a consentaneous choice after 5 enjoyable rounds of action.
In success, Hermansson can feel confident that there are other huge battles awaiting him down the roadway, and he has some fascinating alternatives because regard.
The exact same opts for long time featherweight competitor Dan Ige, who protected his No. 13 area in the department rankings with a first-round knockout of the hazardous Andre Fili in the card’s co-headlining bout, in addition to Brazilian middleweights Gregory Rodrigues and Rodolfo Vieira, who both got interruption triumphes at the occasion in Las Vegas.
Keep scrolling to see who we ‘d like to see Hermansson, Ige, Rodrigues and Vieira compared with next.
Jack Hermansson vs. Nassourdine Imavov
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Jack Hermansson punches Joe Pyfer.Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC through Getty Images
Recently, we recommended increasing French middleweight Nassourdine Imavov ought to rematch Chris Curtis after his choice win over Roman Dolidze. Let’s ditch that strategy. It would be better to combine him with Hermansson.
Imavov and Hermansson are ranked near each other in the middleweight Top 15, at Nos. 8 and 11 respectively, and might be even better when the rankings are upgraded today. That alone makes them an appropriate set, however they’re likewise on comparable schedules after five-round wins in the exact same month.
They’re both big, strong middleweights who favour grappling above all else, which implies they match up well on paper.
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