Jack Hermansson
Wants to fight: [autotag]Darren Till[/autotag] or [autotag]Robert Whittaker[/autotag]
The callout: “Mainly, I should fight the winner of that fight between Robert Whittaker and Darren Till. I’m gonna fight the winner of that fight. You’re gonna see Adesanya vs. Costa, and then the winner of that fight is gonna fight Jared Cannonier, and the winner between me and the winner of Whittaker and Till is going to go for the next title shot!”
The reality: [autotag]Jack Hermansson[/autotag] delivered the biggest statement win of his UFC career, then clearly laid out how the middleweight division is set to pan out – and his place in it.
Hermansson’s explanation of how he sees the division progressing in 2020 certainly seems credible, and his suggestion that he fight the winner of the UFC on ESPN 14 clash between Whittaker and Till seems perfectly pitched. He recognizes how the division is currently laid out, sees the route he needs to take to get to a title shot and described it in clear, consise terms on live TV.
It wasn’t so much a callout as a perceived matter of fact. I suspect “The Joker” will be proved right in his assessment, too.
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