The Swedish world four, born in Uddevalla but living in Oslo, lost on points against the Italian Marvin Vettori after five tough rounds.
Afterwards, he was taken to hospital with a broken toe and a fracture in the eye socket and therefore did not do any interviews.
Once back in Oslo, he gives an update about his condition over the phone.
- Right now I feel shit, I must say.
That's not good then.
I'm in pain, I'm tired, I'm jet lag.
And then a loss in the luggage.
It sucks, says "The Joker".
After a few hours in the hospital in Las Vegas, he was released and allowed to go home.
But now new surveys are waiting in Norway.
- I am currently in a ten-day quarantine, but actually have to go to the hospital so I am reading about what applies.
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Swedish UFC fighter Jack "The Joker" Hermansson, 31, was born and raised in Uddevalla, but has lived in Oslo for ten years.
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"I saw twice"
On Tuesday, he also watched the losing match afterwards and tried to analyze what went wrong.
In a sequence halfway into the first round, Hermansson was floored by a blow.
That's when he got the fracture in the eye socket.
- I tried to manage the time out in round one and clear up in my head.
But when the round is over and I stand up, I think "what the hell is going on?".
I did not feel particularly shaken by the blow, but saw twice and did not understand why it did not disappear, he says and continues:
- It felt like our entire match plan disappeared there.
The plan was that I would be lighter on my feet and use a lot of movement and kicks.
But in the second round I did not know what to do.
I saw twice.
Everything was distorted.
In the third round I break my toe and did not dare to kick as much anymore.
- When I was not able to carry out our technical plan, it was just a war.
It was a boxing match at close range and it is really the last thing we wanted.
It was mostly heart at the end.
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Swedish Guram Kutateladze won in the UFC debut last night.
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Wants to meet Darren Till
How do you look back on your efforts?
- It can always be worse.
So, it's really fucking sour because it did not become the match picture I prepared for, but it is sometimes.
I can only do better in the next match.
I want to drive again as soon as my body allows.
Do you feel that this was a step back?
- Yes, a loss is always a small step back.
The dream of the title is moved forward a little grand.
Now I have to win a match first before I can start talking about titles again.
What do you see in front of you on the way to a title match?
- With the right match in the next match, it does not have to be too far away.
I would still like to meet Darren Till (ranked sixth in the world, reds note).
He also comes from a loss so that would be a good match.
If I beat him, I'm still up there at the top and then the dreams are within reach.
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