Time appears to be of the essence for Jack Hermansson.
The Frontline Academy star will try to hold serve in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division when he locks horns with former King of the Cage titleholder Sean Strickland in the UFC Fight Night 200 main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Hermansson, 33, has alternated wins and losses in each of his past four outings. He last appeared at UFC Fight Night 188, where he took a three-round unanimous decision from Edmen Shahbazyan in their May 22 confrontation.