LAS VEGAS – Jack Hermansson knows recent setbacks to Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier have slowed his chase of the UFC’s middleweight title. However, he also thinks that the state of the division may mean he’s not as far away from a title shot as you might think.
“I feel I am at my peak right now, and I’m just getting better,” Hermansson told MMA Junkie at Wednesday’s media day at the UFC Apex. “It has been a few up and downs, but the margin for error is so small in this sport, and I just need to put everything together – and when I do that, I know that I can become the best.”
Hermansson (22-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) faces another stiff challenge in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 200 when he takes on Sean Strickland (24-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) at the UFC Apex in a headliner that streams on ESPN+. It’s a big one at 185 pounds, with Hermansson sitting at No. 8 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie middleweight rankings and Strickland just behind at No. 10.
