The UFC Fight Night event on November 22 will see the promotion travel to Qatar for the first time<\/a>, and both Hermansson<\/a> and Orolbai<\/a> have confirmed that they\u2019re set to meet on the card following an initial report from @realkevink<\/a>.<\/p>\n Formerly ranked in the UFC\u2019s middleweight Top 15, Hermansson joined the UFC in 2016 and went on to defeat Ronaldo \u201cJacare\u201d Souza in a UFC Fight Night main event in 2019 to cap off a four-fight win streak. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC unveils head-scratching main event for Las Vegas Fight Night card<\/a><\/p>\n Hermansson was also given the headlining slot in his next outing against Jared Cannonier but was stopped in the second round before he rebounded with a first-round submission of Kelvin Gastelum in 2020. Those two fights set the trend for his recent career, as the 37-year-old has alternated wins and losses dating back to the Cannonier fight but has also shared the cage with the likes of former title challenger Marvin Vettori and former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland<\/a>. <\/p>\n Jack Hermansson (red gloves) is checked on by medical staff after the fight against Gregory Rodrigues (blue gloves) during UFC 317 at T-Mobile Arena. \/ Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n \u201cThe Joker\u201d defeated Joe Pyfer in another UFC main event last February, but it appears a first-round knockout at the hands of Gregory Rodrigues<\/a> at UFC 317 has encouraged Hermansson to try and test his fortunes at a lower weight class. <\/p>\n Following an impressive 11-1-1 regional run that he closed out with a back-to-back knockouts in the LFA, Orolbai joined the UFC as a welterweight in 2023 and submitted Uros Medic with a neck crank late in the second round.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Dana White backs UFC’s long-term success in hard-hitting ’60 Minutes’ CBS special<\/a><\/p>\n The 27-year-old dropped down to lightweight for his next outing and took a unanimous decision over Elves Brener. Orolbai\u2019s last two bouts have both been contested at catchweights, and after dropping a split decision in a \u201cFight of the Night\u201d-winning outing against Mateusz Rebecki he returned to the win column in June with a first-round submission of Tofiq Musayev.<\/p>\n Elves Brener (red gloves) fights Myktybek Orolbai (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. \/ Jason Silva-Imagn Images<\/p>\n It\u2019s not often you see fighters elect to drop down a weight class when they\u2019re as late into their careers as Hermansson is, but perhaps \u201cThe Joker\u201d will be able to bounce back when he and Orolbai meet on a UFC Qatar card that currently looks like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022\tAlex Perez vs. Asu Almabayev<\/p>\n \u2022\tSerghei Spivac vs. Shamil Gaziev<\/p>\n \u2022\tJack Hermansson vs. Myktybek Orolbai<\/p>\n \u2022\tAbdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs. Raffael Cerqueira<\/p>\n \u2022\tFelipe Lima vs. Daniel Marcos<\/p>\n \u2022\tMarek Bujlo vs. Denzel Freeman<\/p>\n \u2022 Fighters slug it out in wild MMA brawl that ends with brutal walk-off KO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 JDM sees legendary potential with UFC 322 super fight against Islam Makhachev at MSG<\/a> <\/p>\n \u2022 Joe Rogan has brutal outlook on Dricus du Plessis regaining UFC title <\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Alex Pereira sends chilling warning to Magomed Ankalaev ahead of UFC 320 rematch<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with MMAKnockout<\/a> for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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