Jack
Hermansson paid the price for going five hard rounds against
Marvin
Vettori at UFC on ESPN 19.
In addition to a unanimous decision defeat, “The Joker” revealed in
an Instagram post following the bout that he suffered fractures to
his toe and face in Saturday’s middleweight headliner at the UFC
Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
“Broken toe and broken eyesocket but not a broken spirit,”
Hermansson wrote. “The goal remains the same. Thank you for your
support.”
Hermansson demonstrated great resilience in defeat, as he was
dropped and nearly finished by Vettori in the opening stanza. The
32-year-old Swede was able to survive that initial onslaught and
remain competitive until the final horn. All told, Hermansson and
Vettori combined to set a UFC middleweight record with 286
significant strikes landed, an effort that earned the combatants
“Fight of the Night” honors.
Hermansson has lost two of his last three promotional appearances
after a four-bout winner streak from May 2018 to April 2019
established him as a person of interest at 185 pounds. He owns
notable wins over Kelvin
Gastelum, Ronaldo
Souza and David
Branch during his UFC tenure.