Breakout UFC middleweight contender Jack Hermansson is rooting for Robert Whittaker to beat Darren Till in tonight’s UFC on ESPN 14 main event at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
The Swede, who is fresh off a shock, first-round submission win over former interim title challenger Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night 172, is rooting for Whittaker because he knows Till is only interested in a title shot right now.
“I’m definitely rooting for Whittaker,” Hermansson told MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin in a recent interview. “Just because they need to give Robert Whittaker someone else [other than the champion].