Jack Hermansson was hoping for a big name like Yoel Romero or Kelvin Gastelum to add to his stellar run of four fights that saw him claim victories over Thales Leites, Gerald Meerschaert, David Branch and Ronaldo Souza.
With the Swedish middleweight appearing to be one fight away from title contention, some were surprised to hear that he would be taking on ninth-ranked Jared Cannonier in the UFC Copenhagen main event on Sept. 28.
The former Cage Warriors middleweight champion admitted that he was hoping for a bigger assignment too.