Twitter reacts to Jack Hermansson’s victory over ‘Jacare’ Souza at UFC on ESPN+ 8

Jack Hermansson earned his second UFC victory in a 28-day span on Saturday when he upset Ronaldo Souza in the UFC on ESPN+ 8 headliner.

After beating David Branch just weeks ago, Hermansson (20-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) stepped in and shocked perennial middleweight contender Souza (26-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) by unanimous decision in the main event, which took place at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., and streamed on ESPN+.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Hermansson’s victory over Souza at UFC on ESPN+ 8.

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It's time for the #UFCFtLauderdale main event and it features a key middleweight matchup between Ronaldo Souza (@JacareMMA) and Jack Hermansson (@jackthejokermma).

Full play-by-play: https://t.co/gjs782TZgl pic.twitter.com/ohKhIyQjYa

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) April 28, 2019

#UFConESPN+ 8 Main Event Closing Odds: Ronaldo Souza (-230) vs. Jack Hermansson (+185) #UFCFtLauderdale 💵 @ESPN+ @espnmma @ufc @Jon_Anik @DominickCruz @MMAOddsBreaker

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) April 28, 2019

Jacare misses a right hook and Hermansson drops him with a three-punch combo to the head. Jacare is hurt badly and Hermansson locks up a guillotine. Jacare escapes it #UFCFtLauderdale

— Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) April 28, 2019

Dragon sleeper?! #UFCFtLauderdale

— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) April 28, 2019

Dude that fucking defense of Jacare though 😳

— Benito Lopez (@Savage_530) April 28, 2019

Dominick Cruz called that sequence beautifully. Didn’t overreact. Nailed it. Great stuff.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 28, 2019

That was wild… Jacare hung toughhh wow

— A1 Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) April 28, 2019

Put that escape on Jacare's Jiu-Jitsu For MMA VHS tape. He just showed us all how to defend Hermansson's weirdo guillotine.

— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) April 28, 2019

This could be good/pay dividends down the road for Hermansson if he can show safety and control from here

— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) April 28, 2019

Hermansson doing what Weidman should've done against Jacare. #UFCFtLauderdale

— FKA UFCFaceSwap (@mmarandom) April 28, 2019

The joker ain’t joking

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 28, 2019

Pretty dominant round for Jack. He's up 2-0

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 28, 2019

Hermansson is dropped by another right to the head, but he survives the round. Big round for Jacare, who wins it 10-9. Hermansson is up 29-28 going into the fourth #UFCFtLauderdale

— Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) April 28, 2019

Dang now the alligator ain’t alligating

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 28, 2019

Imagine if Jacare had a high level BJJ background to rely on.

— Matheus Aquino (@MatheusDCAquino) April 28, 2019

It's absolute pure MMA for Jacare to be denied a title shot over and over and then to lose to a lower level dude on short notice and never get his chance.

— Oscar Willis (@oscarswillis) April 28, 2019

Not a lot of fire from Jacare. Kind of looks like a man who'd rather be elsewhere…

— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) April 28, 2019

This could very well be the final round of Jacare Souza’s MMA career (if he loses the decision). Kinda weird.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 28, 2019

WHAT A FIGHT!#UFCFtLauderdale pic.twitter.com/imTUpihtSj

— UFC (@ufc) April 28, 2019

Great fight

— A1 Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) 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

That was so impressive!! Hermanson definitely has every bit of talent and skill to become a World champion

— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) April 28, 2019

Wow. @jackthejokermma very impressive tonight. Match made in heaven @espn and @ufc has not disappointed.

— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) April 28, 2019

Congratulations to this Hermansson guy. Showed skills and heart 💯 👏👏👏 @ufc

— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) April 28, 2019

Jack Hermansson's three takedowns landed of Jacare Souza are the most Souza has ever surrendered in a UFC or Strikeforce fight. #UFCFortLauderdale

— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) April 28, 2019

#UFCFtLauderdale results: Jack Hermansson (@jackthejokermma) def. Ronaldo Souza via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)

Full play-by-play: https://t.co/gjs782TZgl pic.twitter.com/x3v3tnjrwR

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) April 28, 2019

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