UFC 254 Highlights: Robert Whittaker Outstrikes Jared Cannonier

Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier turned out to be an interesting bout.  The two fighters met in a middleweight bout on Saturday (October 24, 2020) at the UFC 254 pay-per-view event from the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi aka Fight Island…

Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier turned out to be an interesting bout.  The two fighters met in a middleweight bout on Saturday (October 24, 2020) at the UFC 254 pay-per-view event from the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi aka Fight Island. For a second straight fight, the old Whittaker appeared. He was using […]

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Jared Cannonier Believes UFC 254 ‘Is The Biggest Fight Of My Career’

Jared Cannonier knows the stakes are high for his UFC 254 co-main event fight against Robert Whittaker. Cannonier is someone middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has talked about being next in line for a title shot and being the dark horse of the div…

Jared Cannonier knows the stakes are high for his UFC 254 co-main event fight against Robert Whittaker. Cannonier is someone middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has talked about being next in line for a title shot and being the dark horse of the division. He has gone 3-0 at middleweight with TKO wins over Jack Hermansson, […]

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Robert Whittaker Believes He’s ‘Better Across The Board’ Than Jared Cannonier

Robert Whittaker is confident he is the better fighter than Jared Cannonier. In the co-main event of UFC 254, a pivotal middleweight bout goes down as Whittaker takes on the rising contender in Cannonier. Many, including middleweight champion, Israel A…

Robert Whittaker is confident he is the better fighter than Jared Cannonier. In the co-main event of UFC 254, a pivotal middleweight bout goes down as Whittaker takes on the rising contender in Cannonier. Many, including middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, have said if Cannonier wins he will be getting the next title shot. So, the […]

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6 Questions That Need to Be Answered Heading into UFC 254

UFC 254 is just around the corner, and anticipation could not be much higher. Most of the anticipation for the card, which goes down this Saturday on “Fight Island,” …

UFC 254 is just around the corner, and anticipation could not be much higher. Most of the anticipation for the card, which goes down this Saturday on “Fight Island,” …

Report: Israel Adesanya Calls For Jared Cannonier Next After UFC 253 Win

AdesanyaStill king of the middleweights, undisputed gold holder, Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya has already called his next shot. Following his one-sided second-round knockout win over challenger, Paulo ‘The Eraser’ Costa tonight – Adesanya laid out his plans to meet with UFC 254 feature, Jared ‘The Killa Gorilla’ Cannonier in his next attempted title defence. […]

Adesanya

Still king of the middleweights, undisputed gold holder, Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya has already called his next shot. Following his one-sided second-round knockout win over challenger, Paulo ‘The Eraser’ Costa tonight – Adesanya laid out his plans to meet with UFC 254 feature, Jared ‘The Killa Gorilla’ Cannonier in his next attempted title defence.

The City Kickboxing mainstay exacted a striking clinic over the course of two-rounds, scoring brutal leg kicks early and often in our headliner, against a hugely-tentative Costa who failed to ever get out of the blocks. Opening a sizeable slice on Costa’s right eyebrow via a picture-perfect head kick, Adesanya scored a knockdown with a counter hook, before forcing referee, Jason Herzog to call a halt to proceedings after some ground-and-pound.

Speaking with UFC commentator, Jon Anik afterwards, Adesanya claimed he had already contacted Cannonier in regards to a title matchup, detailing how he would earn a championship challenge with a win over soon to be common-foe, Robert ‘The Reaper’ Whittaker.

I told you guys, Anderson Silva lived a great legacy, and I said I wanted to do service to the middleweight division, and that’s a hard act to follow,” Adesanya said. “But we’re doing the work right Uge? (Eugene Bareman) – 100%. So I already DM’ed Jared Cannonier, he’s a hell of a dude, I love his energy – beautiful, beautiful man. And I said, ‘You destroy Robert Whittaker and you’re next’. He’s the one I wanna fight next, right Uge? He deserves it. If he beats Robert Whittaker, handily and dominates him, he’s next.

Adesanya now adds Brazilian phenom, Costa to a lengthy list of talent he’s already dispatched just two-years deep into his Octagon stint. With notable names stacked high on his résumé – the kickboxing ace has managed to notch victories over Marvin Vettori, Brad Tavares, Derek Brunson, Anderson Silva, Kelvin Gastelum, the above mentioned, Whittaker, and in March this year, Yoel Romero to name a few. 

For Cannonier, the surging Texan clashes with former division kingpin, Whittaker at UFC 254 in October on ‘Fight Island’ looking to add the Aussie to a run which includes three high-profile knockouts of Jack Hermansson in his first promotional main event, the previously noted, Silva, and former two-weight WSOF champion, David Branch since his drop to 185-pounds. 

Jared Cannonier Ready To Serve As Backup Fighter For UFC 253

Jared Cannonier is preparing for UFC 253 and UFC 254. Cannonier is scheduled to fight Robert Whittaker in a number one contender bout at UFC 254. Yet, with the middleweight title on the line at UFC 253, Cannonier says he is ready to be the backup for t…

Jared Cannonier is preparing for UFC 253 and UFC 254. Cannonier is scheduled to fight Robert Whittaker in a number one contender bout at UFC 254. Yet, with the middleweight title on the line at UFC 253, Cannonier says he is ready to be the backup for that fight in case anything happens. I got […]

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