Jack Hermansson vs. Chris Curtis was supposed to be a meeting of two gentleman middleweights, but both fighters showed an uglier side of themselves at UFC London.
After Hermansson won a decision over Curtis at this past Saturday’s co-main event, he responded to Curtis’ double-bird by shouting a comment that further inflamed tensions. Hermansson was able to be heard during the broadcast. However, he did confirm what he had said in the encounter.
“Me and Chris, we were good coming into the fight, very friendly, and I think during the fight, Chris got frustrated with what happened,” Hermansson said Monday on The MMA Hour. “After the fight, he lifts his finger to me, and I said something to him, and it got heated, but later that night we met up again and squashed the beef, so we’re all good now.”
” I just wanted to apologize for what I had said,” Hermansson stated. “I said, ‘F*** you, p****.'”
Curtis was not impressed when Hermansson attempted to make an apology to Curtis immediately after the injures. Later in the evening “The Action Man”, who was also frustrated by the incident, tried to apologize but Curtis wouldn’t listen.
Before the night was over, Hermansson and Curtis reconciled in a moment that Hermansson shared on social media.
According to Hermansson, such outbursts are uncharacteristic of him.
“Never” Hermansson replied when asked whether he had ever directed such an insult at an opponent. And I do not get emotionally when I fight, and would never. It was not just the fight that made me mad. So the fight itself would never create those kinds of feelings with me, but if somebody is disrespectful, that can make me mad.”
The sparks that Hermansson and Curtis generated after their fight were more memorable than the fight itself, a methodical three-round affair that saw Hermansson control the distance and completely neutralize Curtis’ striking offense.
Hermansson understands that fans at The O2 in London might have hoped for a more action-packed contest. But he scored a much-needed win to bounce back from a split decision loss to Sean Strickland this past February.
” After the fight, I was a bit disappointed,” Hermansson stated. “I didn’t think it was a very crowd-pleasing fight, but now getting some distance from it, I’m very happy because we prepared for a fight like that.
“My coach told me right before we walked out, ‘Tonight, Jack, you’re not going to do a show. You’re going to win the fight. Do not stay in boxing range. Take the fight to your opponents. Keep the distance, and that’s what I did and I got the W for it.”
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