UFC Louisville has it’s main event and it’s a good one. This afternoon, MMA Mania reported that the June 8th Fight Night from the KFC Yum Center will be headlined by a top ten middleweight clash between former title challenger Jared Cannonier (17-6) and Nassourdine Imavov (13-4).
Jared Cannonier is willing to rebook the Khamzat Chimaev fight if he is guaranteed a title shot next. While Cannonier was offered a short-notice booking against Chimaev at UFC 294, “The Killa Gorilla” suffered an MCL tear in practice shortly after getting the call.
Jared Cannonier isn’t far from a title shot, but he could be closer. It’s an interesting time for the UFC middleweight division. Longtime champion Israel Adesanya isn’t on the throne, nor is Sean Strickland, the man who dethroned him.
Before Kamaru Usman stepped up, the opportunity was supposed to belong to Jared Cannonier. In a recent interview with Submission Radio, Cannonier revealed that he was offered the fight against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294, but an injury suffered shortly thereafter prevented him from accepting the bout.
If this upcoming middleweight matchup is not the main event, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has something big in store for the fans in December. According to ESPN on Friday, Roman Dolidze (12-2) has been pulled from UFC 295.
Jared Cannonier (17-6) is at a crucial juncture in his Ultimate Fighting Championship career. Currently No. 4 in the middleweight division according to
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Jared Cannonier recently took to social media to make his case for a title shot against reigning middleweight champion Sean Strickland.
Sean Strickland has fired back at fellow UFC middleweight Jared Cannonier. Cannonier is well aware of the situation that's currently going on at 185 pounds, and he reacted to Strickland potentially getting a UFC title shot.
Shortly after Jared Cannonier outdueled Marvin Vettori in a wildly entertaining slugfest at UFC on ESPN 47, the “The Killa Gorilla” was presented with the prospect of facing Khamzat Chimaev in his next bout.
Jared Cannonier defeated Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision on Saturday night in their main event middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The cards read 49-45, 49-45, 48-46 in favor of Cannonier (17-6-0), who landed 257 total strikes, 241 of which were significant.
Former middleweight title challengers Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier square off in the five-round main event at Saturday's UFC on ESPN 47 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
UFC Fight Night at Apex Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday is headlined by a middleweight bout between No. 3 Marvin Vettori and No. 4 Jared Cannonier. Vettori (19-5-1) is coming off a win over Roman Dolidze at UFC 286 in March, and is the -125 favorite at BetMGM as the Italian seeks another shot at the title.
Born: March 16, 1984 (Age: 39) in Dallas Division: Middleweight Height: 5’11” Reach: 77.5” Record: 16-6 (9-6 UFC) Association: MMA Lab Stage of Career:
One of the next editions of UFC Fight Night hosted by ESPN is less than a month away, as the headliner between former middleweight championship hopefuls Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier is slated for June 17, 2023 in Paradise, Nevada. Vettori enters the match as a slight favorite, listed at or around -165 at a handful of sportsbooks.
UFC President Dana White took to social media last night and announced a number of big time fights that are coming this summer.
"They need to be taken out and beaten with a f------ hose or something,” Cannonier says. View the original article to see embedded media. Jared Cannonier earned himself a crucial win against Sean Strickland at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, further increasing his chances at a middleweight title shot in 2023.
Jared Cannonier defeated Sean Strickland by split decision on Saturday night in a middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The cards read 49-46, 46-49, 49-46 in favor of Cannonier, who improved to 16-6.
Welcome to F4WOnline.com's live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 74: Cannonier vs. Strickland, emanating from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Octagon is back inside the UFC Apex this weekend for the final fight card of 2022, which will be capped off by a middleweight main event between two men trying to get themselves back into the title picture.
Jared Cannonier Born: March 16, 1984 (Age: 38) in Dallas Division: Middleweight Height: 5’11” Reach: 77.5” Record: 15-6 (8-6 UFC) Association: MMA Lab
A middleweight clash pitting Jared Cannonier against Sean Strickland is in the works to headline a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 15.
Israel Adesanya defended his UFC middleweight title for the fifth time Saturday night with a one-sided, unanimous decision victory over Jared Cannonier, but his clinical approach to the fight had fans at T-Mobile Arena booing before the end of the bout.
Israel Adesanya has not yet encountered an equal at 185 pounds. “The Last Stylebender” will defend his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight crown against Jared Cannonier in the UFC 276 main event on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Preview: Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier Jared Cannonier’s chase for the ever-elusive brass ring figures to end in a matter of days, one way or another.
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