With three straight stoppage wins inside the Octagon, “The Joker” catapulted himself into the rankings of the middleweight division with a stunning submission of David Branch. But to call his next challenge the greatest of his career, that would be an understatement of epic proportions.
Stepping in for the sick Yoel Romero, Hermansson will make his walk to the Octagon to face former Strikeforce champion and perennial UFC contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza on Saturday at UFC Fort Lauderdale. By the time he squares off against his Brazilian foe, only three weeks will have passed from Hermansson’s last win.