Jared Cannonier Wants Kelvin Gastelum For UFC Mexico City

Jared Cannonier is tired of waiting. Cannonier competed back in May against Anderson Silva. He won the bout via TKO when Silva’s leg gave way. While it has only been one month since that bout, “The Killa Gorilla” claims no one is step…

Jared Cannonier is tired of waiting. Cannonier competed back in May against Anderson Silva. He won the bout via TKO when Silva’s leg gave way. While it has only been one month since that bout, “The Killa Gorilla” claims no one is stepping up to fight him. While Cannonier isn’t one to talk trash, he […]

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B/R MMA Mid-Year Awards: Best Fight, Fighter and Finish from 2019 so Far

2019 has been a wild ride for the sport of MMA . The UFC kicked off a new era with its partnership with ESPN, ONE Championship has arrived as an international player and Bellator …

2019 has been a wild ride for the sport of MMA . The UFC kicked off a new era with its partnership with ESPN, ONE Championship has arrived as an international player and Bellator …

Kelvin Gastelum Predicts Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya Fight

Kelvin Gastelum believes Israel Adesanya will emerge triumphant in his middleweight title unification clash with Robert Whittaker. Adesanya defeated Gastelum in a back-and-forth war at UFC 236 in April to become the interim middleweight champion. “The Last Stylebender” is now slated to take on Whittaker in an Australasian clash later this year. According to reports, […]

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Kelvin Gastelum believes Israel Adesanya will emerge triumphant in his middleweight title unification clash with Robert Whittaker.

Adesanya defeated Gastelum in a back-and-forth war at UFC 236 in April to become the interim middleweight champion. “The Last Stylebender” is now slated to take on Whittaker in an Australasian clash later this year. According to reports, it could happen at UFC 243 which is set to take place in Sydney, Australia, later this year.

Before their interim title fight, Gastelum was originally scheduled to face Whittaker, until the latter had to pull out through injury. But having gone five rounds with Adesanya, he believes the New Zealander will emerge victorious, which will set up a future rematch between them.

“It’s a hard one but Israel has my respect!” Gastelum wrote on Twitter in response to a fan question. “He really stepped up when I couldn’t! (A mistake I will never let happen again.) and showed a lot of heart and so I think he will pull it off and it will set up a rematch between him and I when I win my fight as well.”

Despite his setback against Adesanya, a win or two could see Gastelum get right back into the title picture. His current No. 4 ranking also helps as the likes of Jack Hermansson and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza have called for a fight with him next.

Who do you want to see Gastelum face next? And do you agree with his prediction?

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Kelvin Gastelum Predicts Adesanya/Whittaker, Eyes Rematch

Kelvin Gastelum had high hopes that it would be him challenging Robert Whittaker for the UFC middleweight championship in 2019. And he was supposed to. He was all set to do exactly that at UFC 234. But with Robert Whittaker pulling out of the fight due…

Kelvin Gastelum had high hopes that it would be him challenging Robert Whittaker for the UFC middleweight championship in 2019. And he was supposed to. He was all set to do exactly that at UFC 234. But with Robert Whittaker pulling out of the fight due to an emergency hernia surgery, all Gastelum could do […]

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UFC Middleweight Jack Hermansson Says He’d Stop Kelvin Gastelum In First Round

Jack Hermansson believes he’d stop Kelvin Gastelum early if the two share the Octagon. Hermansson is coming off an upset win over Jacare Souza. The victory extended Hermansson’s winning streak to four and boosted him up to the fifth spot on…

Jack Hermansson believes he’d stop Kelvin Gastelum early if the two share the Octagon. Hermansson is coming off an upset win over Jacare Souza. The victory extended Hermansson’s winning streak to four and boosted him up to the fifth spot on the official Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight rankings. He’s now focused on the man […]

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Jack Hermansson Wants Kelvin Gastelum In UFC Copenhagen Headliner

Jack Hermansson wants to face Kelvin Gastelum next. “The Joker” has made that very clear. Now, he’s doubling down on the call-out following this past weekend’s UFC Stockholm fan Q&A. In regards to his next opponent, Hermansson wants to fight his way up the rankings, and the only man above him that’s available is Gastelum […]

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Jack Hermansson wants to face Kelvin Gastelum next. “The Joker” has made that very clear.

Now, he’s doubling down on the call-out following this past weekend’s UFC Stockholm fan Q&A. In regards to his next opponent, Hermansson wants to fight his way up the rankings, and the only man above him that’s available is Gastelum (via MMA Junkie):

“The only person ranked ahead of me that’s available is Kelvin Gastelum so that’s who I want to fight,” Hermansson said. “Kelvin Gastelum, main event (in) Copenhagen in September. That would be something.”

A fight between the pair certainly makes sense. Hermansson just defeated Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza this past April to shoot his way into the elite at 185 pounds. As for Gastelum, he failed to capture the interim middleweight title when he faced Israel Adesanya in April as well.

At this point, a win for either man over the other would bode well for their title aspirations. Especially Hermansson, who provides a fresh face in the title picture. In regards to how he believes a fight with Gastelum would play out, Hermansson doesn’t give the former The Ultimate Fighter 17 (TUF 17) winner much of a chance:

“Of course (I would win in) the first round,” Hermansson said. “Ground-and-pound or the guillotine, for sure.”

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