February 10, 2024 10:17 pm ET
Jack Hermansson returned from a career-long layoff and proved he’s still relevant at middleweight when he beat Joe Pyfer in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 236 headliner.
Hermansson (24-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) competed for the first time since December 2022 and got his hand raised for the first time in 19 months courtesy of a unanimous decision victory over Pyfer (12-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in the main event matchup at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Hermansson’s win over Pyfer at UFC Fight Night 236.
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Cageside Press
R1 – Jack vs. Joe – Joe leg kick, then left hand.
Joe going after Jack off the rip.
Joe to the body, Jack left hand then calf kick. #UFCVegas86
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) February 11, 2024
Caposa
Would definitely like to see how Pyfer looks during or after R3. Hope Hermansson can push him a little bit.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) February 11, 2024
Luke Thomas
Pyfer making Hermansson pay for reaching.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) February 11, 2024
Nick Baldwin
Pyfer landed the bigger shots in Round 1. Kept it tight on the feet and mixed it up well. Hermansson needs to land a few good shots to get Pyfer’s respect. 10-9.
— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) February 11, 2024
Belal Muhammad
Jack needs to at least attempt a td is his gameplan to strike with him?
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 11, 2024
Sean Sheehan
Pyfer is an attacking dynamo but tonight he’s so wide open to counters it’s unbelievable. Which isn’t like him. You’d hope Jack hears that from the corner. #UFCVegas86
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) February 11, 2024
Aaron Bronsteter
20-18 Pyfer after R2
Let’s see whether he starts to slow down. It is clear that Hermansson is trying to extend this into the championship rounds.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) February 11, 2024
Cageside Press
Jack has earned some of Joe’s respect. Joe lands a good right hand. Jack doesn’t back up this time and he’s landing the jab! BIG right hand for Jack!!!#UFCVegas86
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) February 11, 2024
Jed Meshew II
Pyfer never jabs and it’s killing him now as he’s all hooks and starting to tire. Needs work
— Jed Meshew II (@JedKMeshew) February 11, 2024
Alan Jouban
Jack finding success with the kick/punch and knee/punch.
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) February 11, 2024
Belal Muhammad
We got ourselves a fight
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 11, 2024
Scott Fontana
R3 10-9 Hermansson in a solid comeback round, narrowing Pyfer’s lead to 29-28. Joker speeding up but did weather another mini-surge by Pyfer. #UFCVegas86
— Scott Fontana (@Scott_Fontana) February 11, 2024
Caposa
Jack stuffing takedowns. Not great for Pyfer
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) February 11, 2024
Aaron Bronsteter
I have it 38-38 heading into the final round, but that round may end up being the swing round as it was relatively close.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) February 11, 2024
Luke Thomas
Man, veteran savvy from Hermansson in this fight. Weathered an early storm, made adjustments, stuck to what worked and is now trying to seal it with a takedown into ground offense on a Pyfer who is winded and beaten up.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) February 11, 2024
Belal Muhammad
Experience won this fight
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 11, 2024
Derek Brunson
It’s a different ball game when you get inside that top 10. I fought over a decade inside the TOP 10 . Not many can say they have , Even past champs . A lot have reached the high and faded big , then lose 8 in a row like Johnny Hendricks ! Joe will learn from this ! #MMA
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 11, 2024
Sergio Pettis
Hermansson with the W
— Sergio Pettis (@sergiopettis) February 11, 2024
Aaron Bronsteter
Hermansson calls for the legalization of MMA in Norway and for a fight with Nassourdine Imavov.
Mic time well spent.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) February 11, 2024
Chris Curtis
I’ve said it a thousand times, losing a round means nothing. And 5 round fights are a whole different monster. Way to go Jack, veteran performance, and Pyfer has nothing to be ashamed of. Big step up and he performed admirably.
— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) February 11, 2024
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