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Jack Hermansson Responds to Sean Strickland Loss With Poem

Jack HermanssonAfter a tough split-decision loss to Sean Strickland, Jack Hermansson has taken to social media and addressed the situation with a poem.

Jack Hermansson

After a tough split-decision loss to Sean Strickland, Jack Hermansson has taken to social media and addressed the situation with a poem.

“I’m sorry fans, about tonight, I had a bad performance, and I lost the fight. It wasn’t pretty, or technically sound. I couldn’t get the bastard to the ground. Sorry Sean this one went to a decision. Best of luck to murder your next competition.”

Strickland responded respectfully, saying: “Thank you man it was an honor. I hope we meet again! True warrior…”

Jack Hermansson In Trouble, and What’s Next for Strickland?

Jack Hermansson (22-7, 9-5 UFC) had a tough outing at UFC Vegas 47. He couldn’t implement his grappling game effectively and struggled with Strickland’s standup. The fight was slower-paced for the majority of it but the last few rounds heated up and it ended with a crescendo as Hermansson and Strickland resulted in slugging it out before time expired.

With this loss, “The Joker” is now 2-3 in his last five fights. This puts him in a rocky situation. While he is facing the best of the best in his division, the UFC has shown before that they are ruthless with the chopping block. It’s unknown who he faces next but names like Paulo Costa or even a Kelvin Gastelum rematch could potentially make sense.

Sean Strickland (25-3, 12-3 UFC) is now riding a six-fight win streak, and his first shot at a UFC title looks to be drawing near. This fight didn’t end spectacularly and was a bit lackluster to some so the general opinion so far is “Tarzan” has at least one more win to garner before he truly “deserves” the shot. He has gone on record to say he is close to Marvin Vettori (who’s ahead of him in the rankings) so a fight with him most likely wouldn’t happen, unless there was a lot of money involved.

What do you think of Jack Hermansson’s poem and Sean Strickland’s future? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!

VIDEO | Sean Strickland Gives Fans MTV Cribs Style Tour Of His Home

Sean StricklandSean Strickland has made his mark within the MMA community for his outlandish behaviour and unique personality. In his latest episode, Strickland gave his followers a glimpse of his home. Sean Strickland’s House Tour UFC middleweight Sean Strickland’s aim of dethroning Israel Adesanya edges closer. Since returning to competition in 2020, Strickland has been on […]

Sean Strickland

Sean Strickland has made his mark within the MMA community for his outlandish behaviour and unique personality. In his latest episode, Strickland gave his followers a glimpse of his home.

Sean Strickland’s House Tour

UFC middleweight Sean Strickland’s aim of dethroning Israel Adesanya edges closer. Since returning to competition in 2020, Strickland has been on a tear, winning four fights back-to-back, but potentially his biggest challenge to date is on the horizon. Strickland is scheduled to meet number six-ranked Jack Hermansson on Feb. 5.

Sean Strickland has already been taking shots at middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, and in an interview with MMA Junkie, he didn’t hold back.

Sean Strickland Takes Shots at Israel Adesanya

“At least a title shot (by the end of the year),” Strickland said. “I’m one of the hardest training fighters in the UFC and I’ll do everything I can to get to a title shot, and if it happens, let’s f*cking go, Izzy. I’m f*cking ready. Make sure to cycle off, though. I don’t want to f*cking bring you a bra if you don’t hit the right cycle.

“Izzy’s a great fighter – he comes from kickboxing – have you ever seen a fighter with gyno for any other reason than that?” Strickland said. “Besides him, have you ever seen a fighter in the UFC that smokes weed that gets gyno? Ever? You can’t, because it doesn’t f*cking happen unless you cycle wrong. That’s a fact. We all know it. But regardless of the fact, Izzy’s a f*cking great fighter. We know that. That’s the fight I want.

“Izzy, I’ll come over dude. We can f*cking watch anime and you can put some f*cking testosterone in my ass. I’ll do it with you. Let’s f*cking go. With a needle I think you guys do the stomach, right? Is that where you guys do, the stomach? You’re the expert on f*cking steroids. How’s it done?”

If Sean Strickland can make a statement in his upcoming matchup with Jack Hermansson, a fight with Adesanya doesn’t sound a million miles away. Off-course we need to wait for the dust to settle in the rematch between Adesanya and Whittaker, which takes place on Feb 12.

If Sean Strickland is victorious on Feb. 5, how long until we see him challenge for the title?