UFC middleweight contender Roman Dolidze says it's not in him to withdraw from fights like Jared Cannonier and some of his other planned opponents. Dolidze is set to get his year underway after a frustrating 2023 under the UFC banner.
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.
Prior to his victory at this past weekend's UFC 294 pay-per-view event, undefeated star Khamzat Chimaev experienced quite the turbulent time regarding his opponent.
The UFC's middleweight division has been through one hell of a shake-up over the past few months. Not only was the champion Israel Adesanya beaten by Sean Strickland in a massive upset, but title shots were passed from Dricus Du Plessis to Strickland and now, presumably, to Khamzat Chimaev.
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.
Former UFC middleweight contender Derek Brunson believes his final two Octagon outings could have played out very differently. Brunson's departure was confirmed last month following more than 10 years competing on mixed martial arts' biggest stage.
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 took aim at most of the UFC’s other top middleweight contenders while explaining why he deserves the next shot at the division's title. “Killa Gorilla” already came up short in his first attempt to become middleweight champion when he challenged Israel Adesanya at UFC 276 and lost a unanimous decision.
Jared Cannonier (17-6) is at a crucial juncture in his Ultimate Fighting Championship career. Currently No. 4 in the middleweight division according to
The landscape of the UFC's middleweight division was firmly shifted earlier this month, when once-unlikely title challenger Sean Strickland made it all the way to the throne courtesy of a dominant display against Israel Adesanya.
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.
The upcoming UFC 295 pay-per-view appears to have taken a hit. On November 11, the mixed martial arts leader will return to New York City for a blockbuster event from the prestigious Madison Square Garden.
Jared Cannonier hasn’t been promised anything by the UFC, but he’d certainly like to be given the next middleweight title shot after he serves as the backup fighter for UFC 293 this weekend.
The UFC's upcoming return to the Middle East is beginning to come together. And in addition to a blockbuster championship rematch between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira, an intriguing middleweight showdown will go down on October 21.
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.
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.
Two of the Top 5 middleweights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship will do battle when Marvin Vettori takes on Jared Cannonier in the UFC on ESPN 47 main event this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
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.
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.
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.
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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