Jack Hermansson. Photo: Per Haljestam – USA TODAY Sports
Swedish top ranked UFC middleweight Jack Hermansson took an important win as he defeated Joe Pyfer on points at the UFC Apex this past Saturday.
With four of his past six fights have come in the APEX, he’s fed up with competing in the tiny venue that lacks the atmosphere of a big arena
“I’ve had enough of it. “I don’t know how many fights I’ve had there now, and on top of that I had the fights during COVID without the audience, so I’m just sick of it,” Hermansson said in a recent episode of The MMA Hour.
“I want big arenas, big crowds. Something else. It’s cool to watch fights in the APEX, and it’s kind of cool on TV as well with the sound and everything, you can hear so much. But the experience is nowhere near to fighting in front of a huge crowd.”
Jack Hermansson: ”Not that great without the crowd”
Jack Hermansson took his eleventh UFC win this past Saturday. To be forced to fight infront of a small crowd doesn’t affect his performance but the feeling after a win is not the same as in front of a large and loud crowd.
“I don’t think it affects my performance, but I do know it affects how enjoyable it is. Especially after you win a fight, to soak in that experience from the crowd. So the total experience is not that great without the crowd,” Hermansson said.