βI feel amazing support, we just get more and more and more for every fight. Iβm starting to explode back home. I’m super excited to be the first name representing Norway and Sweden. So all the fans back home have something to look forward to.β says Jack Hermansson to MMA Viking.
The Swede out of Norway’s Frontline Academy takes on Ronaldo βJacareβ Souza and says that with the support of the fans heβs confident heβll get the victory. β I feel like both countries are behind me,β Hermansson told MMAViking.com
Hermansson stepped in to face one of the most dangerous grapplers in the world hopes to repeat his last performance an submit Souza in spectacular fashion. βIβll go for any finish, but I think the outcome if I submit Jacare will be really great because I donβt think thatβs something many people expect,β he said.
βHeβs very well known for his grappling and super respected. So I think that will cause some buzz if I manage to submit him as well.β
Another man on everyoneβs mind is former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, who Hermansson has been vocal about wanting to fight for some time. Now that heβs got Souza in front of him, Weidman may be a thing of the past.
βJacare for me is a bigger fight than the Chris Weidman fight,β he said. βIf I can win this fight, I feel like Iβm in a position where Iβm looking for the title. There has been talk of a fight between Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero. Eventually, those two will have to fight and maybe the winner of me and Jacare or if I win over Jacare, maybe Iβll fight the winner of that fight. That could be an alternative.
I know Jacare is supposed to be promised a title shot if he wins. So if I beat him, it doesn’t necessarily put me in the same position, but it doe put me up there as a contender.βTune in to watch Hermansson in the main event at UFC Ft. Lauderdale today.
