‘Trending superstar’ Joe Pyfer questions Jack Hermansson’s skills and chin

Joe Pyfer will take on Jack Hermansson on Saturday. Photo via YouTube

On Saturday February 10, rising middleweight Joe Pyfer will take on Swedish veteran Jack Hermansson in his first UFC main event. With three straight wins in the UFC, the American feels like he deserves the fast track.

“I have a story, I have the charisma, I know how to speak, and I’m an absolute freakin’ unit,” Pyfer told Sportsnet.

“I think I’ve earned this spot. I’ve finished three fights, I’ve made sure I’m exciting, I say what I’m going to do, I go out there, and I back it up. I think I’m a draw – I’m becoming a draw, anyway. I think I’m a trending superstar, and I think if everything goes as I expect it to Saturday, I think I’m on that superstar level. On the way to that level.”

A win against middleweight veteran Hermansson, who’s been in the top 10 for many years, would mark the biggest fight of the unranked American’s career.

“I don’t care about the ranking – No. 10 (in the UFC’s official rankings) doesn’t make him have extra fighting skills or extra cardio or a better chin to take these punches. I’m just going to treat it like another fight, go out there and do my job and be exciting and talk my stuff.”

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Jack Hermansson. Photo via YouTube

Jack Hermansson: “We have the spotlight on us”

The Swedish veteran, who faced pretty much only top contenders in the past few years, has no intention of becoming a gatekeeper in the division. The only reason to face a hungry prospect like Pyfer is the main event spotlight.

“That was the most important thing to me with this fight,” Hermansson said. “If it wasn’t, then maybe I would’ve questioned it a little bit since he’s kind of inexperienced in the organization, but it’s a main event and we have the spotlight on us, so I think it’s a great opportunity.”

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