UFC Vegas 47 is back with a thrilling fight night that will bring us a great Middleweight fight Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland. It's the main event of the evening that preludes the barrage of fights that are coming in February and March. The promotion's APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada will be the place where this event is taking place. It will stream live on ESPN+ digital network. Until now, Strickland has been more recognized for his gimmicks than his accomplishments inside the octagon. Some even regard him as a wild card in terms of his personality. However, we all know how fast that can change for any fighter who is just looking for that window of opportunity.
Prediction for Hermansson vs Strickland.
Whoever wins this fight could get a Top 5 inside the division. To those who don't remember, let's refresh their memory of the names that are currently inside this prestigious list. Inside the fifth spot, we have Derek Robinson. Jared Cannonier is fourth. Marvin Vettori is third. Robert Whittaker is second. And high at the top is the nearly invincible Israel Adesanya. Currently, Hermansson ranks sixth and Strickland is right after him in seventh place. 'The Joker' has a 22-6 record against Sean's 24-3. It's going to be a hard one to call but Hermansson did lose his penultimate fight against Vettori by unanimous decision. If we had to pick, we would give this one to the wild card: Sean Strickland.
At what time does this event start?
On Saturday February 5, the APEX complex in Las Vegas will open it's doors early for the preliminaries at 4pm ET/ 1 pm PT. But the main event is starting at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT. The main fight usually starts about three hours after the main event begins. The rest of the main card will be down below with odds. If things work out okay, the winner of this main fight will get a chance to keep on fighting his way through the rankings in order to possibly get a chance to fight against 'Stylebender'. If that happens, it means they can consider themselves part of the elite.
