As Jack Hermansson stood across the Octagon from David Branch in Philadelphia, he had one focus: giving the performance of his life in the biggest fight of his life.
Fourty-nine seconds later, he delivered a guillotine choke to submit the Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, earning him a performance bonus and extending his winning streak to three. All smiles afterward, he promised to erase any doubt that he could hang with the top of the division.
Hermansson got a call less than a week later with a chance to prove that to be a fact.
Although he was headed back to Norway and had a couple things planned, “The Joker” rerouted and started to prepare to fight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in Fort Lauderdale after Yoel Romero pulled out of the fight.