Entering the Octagon at UFC Fort Lauderdale, Ronaldo Souza was on a mission to prove he was the deserving No. 1 contender in the middleweight division. Too bad Jack Hermansson had other ideas.

Stepping in for a sick Yoel Romero, Hermansson accepted the fight on short notice with the hopes of catapulting himself into the top 10 of the 185-pound division. Twenty-five minutes later, Hermansson is seen shocking the fight world with a hard fought devision win over the No. 4 ranked middleweight.

Check out the reaction to Hermansson’s victory inside the BB&T Center.

Great fight — A1 Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) April 28, 2019

And after fighting a few weeks ago too!! Hermansson putting himself right in the mix with this win tonight.



Feel for Souza. Last time he was going to get a title shot he fought Whittaker & lost. Always been so close to that elusive title shot but comes up short #UFCFtLauderdale https://t.co/VpInWqminH — Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) April 28, 2019

That was so impressive!! Hermanson definitely has every bit of talent and skill to become a World champion — James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) April 28, 2019

Good to see some new blood in the middleweight division. Hermansson is relentless with his pace. Jacare looked good at times. I don’t think he’s slowed down. Huge win for the Joker! Give this guy a big fight. #UFCFtLauderdale — Matt Schnell (@DANGER_Caged) April 28, 2019

Man I can’t remember the last time a main event didn’t deliver an awesome fight — Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 28, 2019

Dang now the alligator ain’t alligating — Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 28, 2019