Jack Hermansson wanted to prove he was no ‘pushover’ vs. Joe Pyfer at

Jack Hermansson joins Karyn Bryant, Alan Jouban and Anthony Smith on the UFC Post Show following his decision win against Joe Pyfer in the #UFCVegas86 main event.
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[@Amazing011509]

Jack hermason was set to lose this fight so happy for him

[@eveningstar4543]

He seems like a good dude.

[@blaze556922]

I wish he had lost. I'd rather see a dominant victory rather than sneaking out a win and taking zero risk

[@blaze556922]

​@@eveningstar4543being a good dude doesn't mean you deserve to win a fight. He didn't do anything except play defense and throw a jab

[@Cnaztee]

Yup. Good for him 😊

[@adammiller8597]

​@@blaze556922either way jack won 3 to 2. Nobody had Joe winning at the end. I wanted Joe to win to but he couldn't last.

[@Stipe_Tapped]

Hermansson vs N'Gannou is the only fight that makes sense right now

[@joesalyers]

LMAO 🤜🤛...👊

[@truthtyperii7727]

Well if he can take punches from the hardest puncher ever than yeah I’d watch that fight 😅

[@irieite9666]

Ngannou and Jones vs Paddy the Pimple

[@KeinProblem-uv5jh]

Lmao i hope that nobody says this trash anymore Hermanson would be dead from one punch from francis

[@FirstSkyWalker]

You mean that you want to see Hermansson senseless?

[@gimzoguy5014]

Only guy I've seen throw and land a knee in the middle of a single leg

[@ghostmourn]

That was really cool.

[@thecasual7036]

That was very unique😂I wanna see him throw that more definitely will catch people off guard happy for Jack really put on a veteran performance 🤌

[@maxlundqvist4126]

Nice to see a fighter still evolving in their mid 30s 👌🏻

[@draco2xx]

vet move

[@bmoredrew4724]

That's was savage 😆

[@treyorr]

Hermansson is such a chill guy you can tell he’s really smart

[@ItNeverBeganBuddyBoyo]

He is such a gentleman. Much respect to this og.

[@gabrielplattes6253]

Jack gassed Pyfer out, and clinically took him apart. What a wonderful fight! 🔥

[@SKlungland]

Jack is the nicest dawg you'll find

[@TheBatosai]

We can now confirm that Pyfer doesn't hit harder than Francis. Dana wishes he did, tho.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Nobody believed this nonsense. UFC just hypes up everything. It's embarassing at this point.

[@Les_Grossman80]

​@@alcottdevalte7440he believed it though.

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

No, Jack can take Francis power.

[@monsieur9743]

​@@SatoshiShintoMeHe can wait in line

[@indravrtrahaana763]

​@@SatoshiShintoMeDolidze and Cannonier hit harder than Francis right?🤣

[@ghostmourn]

I knew when I saw Jack come out that something was different. Maybe he seemed in better shape and more confident. I think the break was good for him.

[@PrettyGJulio]

He came out a Viking I swear

[@travisduarte7176]

Ok lebron

[@mauort6870]

hilarious wannabe sports psychologist..

[@snuffcarl]

​@@user-vi9zm5ss4fhahaha well same same, it meant he had to take a break

[@T2Exile]

that flying knee when joe had his single leg was sick af

[@user-qg6lj9gi2s]

Loved seeing Pyfer lose. What a douche. That was a veterans win for Jack

[@joshk8599]

Why is he douche?

[@masteryoshi2196]

Joe “ I Was Homeles” Pyfer

[@ItNeverBeganBuddyBoyo]

Reminds me of sage “I’m only 19” northcutt

[@alcottdevalte7440]

A nice comeback and this fight is a great example of how good experience wins over ineptness. Nice that the judges didn't rob Jack either. It's obvious that Pyfer doesn't punch harder than Francis; just stop the nonsense at this point because Jack took 56 face punches...

[@XXxCHRISxXX]

Class act.

[@pretzelheaddd]

Be jack Hermanson

[@HasleyMareli-xk6gq]

All that joe pyfer hype 😂🤣

[@cringeandpunishment3140]

Fraud just got checked😂😂😂

[@captain5121]

Sure but did Jack look that good either? Not gassing Joe I just mean although a win, wasn’t impressive. That last round he just decided to coast and sit in half/full guard

[@cringeandpunishment3140]

@@captain5121 ayo the cope is in full force today 😂😂

[@captain5121]

@@cringeandpunishment3140 not even a Joe fan I’m just saying wasn’t impressed by Jack

[@derogagaming4459]

Annnnnd it's gone😊

[@georgivasilev8428]

Joe "No Excuses BUT..." Pyfer

[@beaualoevv]

very original so hilarious. i can’t stop laughing. i only saw this comments 1000 times in the past hour

[@nsbdbsbsbdbzbz8555]

Every fighter ever. They are literally so dumb they think ”No exuses” makes the 100 exuses they are about to make No exuses

[@strawhats4858]

Dana “ don’t be like Joe Pyfer” white

[@ItNeverBeganBuddyBoyo]

Joe Pyfer was never my friend

[@aussiebornkiwi4411]

Jack is a true gatekeeper absolute beast at fraud checking

[@SeanSullyy]

Pyfer annoys tf outta me but he’s a good fighter. Def no fraud. He was landing bombs in the first two rounds. Hes also only 27…. Do not discredit Jack by saying Pyfer is a fraud, thats BS. Just a young fighter who was served a learning experience tonight by a veteran

[@codymachado]

Hermansson is a dawg. Learned a few things from the strickland fight

[@ItNeverBeganBuddyBoyo]

@@SeanSullyywell said

[@beaualoevv]

@@codymachadowhat did he learn from strickland? use his pillowfists only to jab. go backwards for 25 minutes and go to decision with 0 finishes… hit a lighting in a bottle against bored izzy and every american forgetting all his previous fights 😂

[@Stipe_Tapped]

Pyfer vs Shahbazyan would actually be a good fight

[@robertbell6217]

I could lowkey see shahbazyan winning by lead round house kick. They could also book Joe Pyfer vs Brad Tavares

[@Stipe_Tapped]

@@robertbell6217 or against Abus Magomedov

[@codymachado]

Bo nickal next, I often get them confused

[@masteryoshi2196]

Fight for the prelims lol

[@jiri5640]

Lol

[@ganj9217]

Man his boxing was on point this fight, really showing his experience in there tonight, great work🎉 So cool to see a good guy win the underestimated underdog story.

[@Teecityafro]

Just like beniel , once you hear these nice guys talk and kinda have a sense of the person they are it’s hard not wanting them to just go all the way 😭 humble man Jack hope the best for heeeem

[@david-oc1hz]

Fair play jack I was very high on his wrestling skills on this division, knew this would be a tough fight for him but he showed his experience great performance 👏

[@codymachado]

Bo nickal vs Joe pyfer next

[@pierpaoloabbruzzese8914]

Good man, great fighter!! So Happy for him❤

[@osilandBiley]

Was supporting my boy joe pyfer but actually happy to see Jack get this win, he seems like a cool guy

[@rickyyb8369]

Class guy 🎉🎉

[@tshanklinjr570]

One of my favorite middleweights and all round fighters in any weight class

[@jptothetree]

Good on ya, Jack! Great performance.

[@Aint_Got_The_Answers_Sway]

That UFC punch machine didn't help Joe at all😂

[@natemarx4999]

Finally we don’t have to hear about Joe Pyfer having been homeless for a while. Thank you, Jack!

[@Jacob30523]

Yup, cuz apparently that makes him better than fighters coming from a stable home

[@beaualoevv]

peter griffin alt

[@beaualoevv]

lncel

[@beaualoevv]

you’re 300Ibs and never threw a punch besides walls in moms basement. we won’t forget

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

And about his small p

[@christoffer5875]

Calling out Imavov is cold

[@seankennedy4284]

Good dude.

[@paulgreen5497]

Hermanson the Gate keeper

[@tshanklinjr570]

I also have a lot of respect for Pyfer, and what he came from to be where he’s at now because I’ve had the same struggles in my life and I really like him as a person and fighter but I agree with the other comment that I think he was set up to lose his fight Jack was and I knew he was gonna win just because he was just all-around better martial artist, mixed martial artist

[@PrettyGJulio]

Norwegian Chad

[@user-vy7pj3he4b]

Hermansson should be called The Viking

[@saynotothegreatreset]

Anthony smith was the busiest guy of the night, fought Zac Pauga, then moved to the sutdio 😊

[@homework9102]

Great job to Jack the 🃏

[@phamilypharms9336]

Cant believe they had 500 : 1 live odds in 1st round . Wish I had grabbed that action!

[@bmoredrew4724]

Jack went out there and proved why you don't underestimate him dude is built for 5 round fights and he's no stepping stone for anyone

[@Deeplycloseted435]

This was one of those times that the UFC set up a card to be a springboard for a fighter, and it didn’t work out. Joe Pyfer was doing every interview and every podcast for weeks now, telling us all again and again, “I came from nothing.” Probably less media next time, and more treadmill. Fantastic performance by Jack. So impressively broke Pyfer down, until Jack was on top beating him down at the end.

[@stephenstuckey]

JAACCKKKIEEE BOOYYYY!!

[@frostytheape7741]

All the homies love Jack Hermansson

[@calebcopas9982]

At the end of the second round Jack took over and dominated the rest of the fight. Joe said before the fight this fight would make him a superstar and I don’t believe it would have even if he won. But it really didn’t happen after he got it poured on him the last 17 minutes straight.

[@CaseyKCRichards]

Jack was amazing… so calculating as he took joe into deep waters….

[@retam1418]

I cant believe Hermansen is a middleweight!!!!!

[@Bigbubba1993-]

All of the middleweights on the card tonight seemed like giants.

[@TokyoAlex]

Jack Hermansson vs Francis Ngannou! Make it happen!

[@robertcostello6327]

Not even close,Jack no match for NMAN!!!

[@Evo_Modz]

Bro Jack looked absolutely HORRIBLE on that 1st round. Crazy turn around he was able to make. Congrats 🎉

[@toriankel3810]

Hermansson would eat Ngannou's punches like cookies

[@fiswis2]

Facile

[@chantenkostov6644]

He destroyed him

[@lilchewy6477]

🎉

[@blaze556922]

I like Jack but he was outclassed in those early rounds and squeaked out a win. I found it to be a very disappointing fight and he took zero risks. Making his last few fights boring AF

[@theinevitable590]

That's how the UFC does, they build up the up and comer and the fighter who's not had the most consistent win streak is the guy sacrificial lamb, sorry it didn't work out this time Dana lol..

[@natemarx4999]

Another UFC hype train slowed down. Jack just showed Joe that there are levels to this game.

[@beaualoevv]

lncel

[@beaualoevv]

300Ibs nate ‘the virgin’ marx ( fake name anyway) but true weight

[@KeinProblem-uv5jh]

@@beaualoevvyour mom

[@beaualoevv]

@@KeinProblem-uv5jhyours 6ft⬇️⬇️

[@beaualoevv]

@@KeinProblem-uv5jhwouId-ko-u

[@ItsameAlex]

wow

[@indravrtrahaana763]

Lmao. Looks like Pyfer left his power punch at home?😅

[@ItsameAlex]

@@indravrtrahaana763 I don't know what to say. I just don't know what to say.

[@indravrtrahaana763]

@@ItsameAlex Remember what I said Pyfer does punch hard but UFC and Dana was dumb af for setting him up against Ngannou's punching power. They should have chosen Sergei Pavlovich or Tom Aspinall for it. Dana should just have let Joe Pyfer be Joe Pyfer rather than telling others to be Joe Pyfer!🤣 Ngannou's power is believed not because of Powerkube but because he clips with very small shots and sleeps people. Dana just made Pyfer a laughing stock for his petty beef with Francis. Just let Pyfer be Pyfer A hard-hitting passionate middleweight rather than a replacement for a freak athlete who crossed deserts and oceans to live his dream,whose shoet punches lift heavyweights in air and whose power has impressed even Mike Tyson

[@maverickat4544]

And so the Joker breaks the UFC's new toy....

[@adam_138]

How could he won? Joe Pyfer Has more powerful punch like Nganou

[@autumnshanks]

Geez what happened to Anthony smith he looks like a heavyweight

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

Guru called it perfectly.

[@beaualoevv]

-virgin.

[@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf]

I knew Joe was effective for about 10 minutes. He wasn't ready for a 25 minute bout against an experienced contender. *Another hype train derailed.*

[@foniverse]

Did he really broke Nganu's punching power ?

[@crazydolphin33]

Sure, in Candy Land.

[@beaualoevv]

dana does like to hype his fighters up. i don’t believe francis hits harder than a ford car either. you just know he’s bothered when hype trains get derailed. rosas jr, paddy, pyfer. he will get a heart attack if stipe somehow wins against jones

[@Source634]

Ngannou keeps winning without even trying

[@lccody1537]

Robocop vs the loser of Borralho/BearJew and Pyfer vs Iron Turtle. Jack vs the loser of Vettori/Allen or Whittaker/Costa (or whoever fills in for Costa)

[@standardFifa]

Lil pp pyfer doesnt have enough power

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

Joe Pyfer was beating this Guy i don't know what happened 😂

[@tylerlynch2796]

Don’t be joe pyfer

[@draco2xx]

wanna be bo nickel pyfer vs bo nickel should be next

[@Xformat01]

I have rarely ever enjoyed seeing a fighter beat another. Pyfer can take his attitude elsewhere. Not interested. The dude is weak.

[@mmaking8664]

Pyfer got exposed like his pal Sean Brady did against Belal Muhammad.

[@whatdudeokman6481]

3 round fight Pyfer wins. He just wasnt ready for the main event.

[@Landovannuffel]

Well very possibly yes, but it’s not like that fight would simply look like the first three rounds of this 5-rounder. His opponent would obviously adjust his plan and pace accordingly. Jack has certainly won a lot more 3 round fights than he has lost in the UFC.

[@beaualoevv]

then he shouldn’t have headlined a card… him and khamzat will never be champions.

[@jphillip7308]

Oh hermanansson must be toughest guy in MMA, he took multiple punches off the hardest hitter in MMA 😂😂😂😂 🤡. The hype 🚂 🚆 derailed

[@Dr_1212]

🤔

[@richie372]

Next hypentrain to get derailed bo nickal

[@thedoffen2000]

pfffffyfer...

[@_cohen]

Why does Anthony smith always look like he has a chip on his shoulder? Annoying to look at 😂

[@warrendunn4276]

I knew Joe Pyfer was a fraud. I dont know what Dana sees in that guy. He'll never see the top 5 of that division

[@devadasn]

Experience doesn’t matter - Joe pyfer

[@vincentvandervelden3554]

Joe Schmoo

[@mikeferland9185]

Jack is a dog always is people forget that I'm glad he derailed the hype train

[@standardFifa]

Another American fighter exposed

[@tylerlynch2796]

?? Theres Americans in the top 5 of every division what are you talking about 😂

[@captain5121]

Not impressed at all by Jack. He was tied with a no rank and decided to coast the fifth with the takedown. Now am I a Joe fan? No Would I have suggested he do that if I was his coach? Yes But my point stands, not impressed

[@TJ543345]

I don’t think Jack coasted at all. He was ground and pounding through the end of the fight, clearly trying to finish Pyfer

[@MrBakedDaily]

Jack wouldnt have no fans if it wasnt for aucustic british fans

[@TJ543345]

Jack isn’t British… and it’s spelled ‘acoustic’ lol

[@adharuddinabd.rahman4521]

​@@TJ543345dont reply to school kid

[@sandman62100]

Be Joe Pyfer! I had it 48-47 for Pyfer but it is what it is. We don't make excuses but Jack only "won" because of that little calf kick and it looks like Joe had a bad weight cut as well. Joe will take this and learn from it and be back better than ever. The goal hasn't changed and that's UFC gold. He literally hits harder than Ngannou!

[@kalletheowner]

We dont make excuses? Yet thats exactly what you are doing...

[@vjoojv]

No he doesn’t apparently .

[@Fightconnoisseur96]

If you believe Joe hits harder than Francis because he hit a machine that was built for pure promotional purposes, I have a bridge in Wyoming to sell you.

[@beaualoevv]

@@Fightconnoisseur96​⁠​⁠no one coming to wyoming. a small house here costs more than a mansion over there