Kelvin Gastelum thought he did enough in his closely contested fight with Jared Cannonier to sway the judges in his favor. In what many considered to be the 2019 fight of the year, Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya endured a five-round war resulting …
Kelvin Gastelum thought he did enough in his closely contested fight with Jared Cannonier to sway the judges in his favor. In what many considered to be the 2019 fight of the year, Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya endured a five-round war resulting in an interim-title win for “The Last Stylebender” and a subsequent middleweight […]
UFC on ESPN 29 went down Saturday night in Las Vegas. Like many other recent UFC Fight Nights, it was short on big names, but it made up for that deficit with plenty of memorable action…
UFC on ESPN 29 went down Saturday night in Las Vegas. Like many other recent UFC Fight Nights, it was short on big names, but it made up for that deficit with plenty of memorable action…
Kelvin Gastelum has released his first statement after losing to Jared Cannonier in the UFC Vegas 34 main event last night. At UFC Vegas 34, UFC middleweights Kelvin Gastelum and Jared Cannonier competed in a grueling main event that went the distance….
Kelvin Gastelum has released his first statement after losing to Jared Cannonier in the UFC Vegas 34 main event last night. At UFC Vegas 34, UFC middleweights Kelvin Gastelum and Jared Cannonier competed in a grueling main event that went the distance. A win for Jared Cannonier would give him a strong case to be […]
Jared Cannonier bested Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) to close out UFC on ESPN 29 from the APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Ultimately, Cannonier’s power and length was the difference in a competitive, intriguing fight…
Jared Cannonier bested Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) to close out UFC on ESPN 29 from the APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Ultimately, Cannonier’s power and length was the difference in a competitive, intriguing fight…
Kelvin Gastelum has given his reaction to suffering a loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34. Gastelum and Cannonier shared the Octagon this past Saturday night (Aug. 21). The action was held inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The middleweight clash went the distance and was Cannonier was awarded the unanimous decision […]
Kelvin Gastelum has given his reaction to suffering a loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34.
Gastelum and Cannonier shared the Octagon this past Saturday night (Aug. 21). The action was held inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The middleweight clash went the distance and was Cannonier was awarded the unanimous decision victory.
Gastelum hopped on his Twitter account to express his belief that he should’ve had his hand raised.
“I think I won but whatever. Congratulations to Jared Cannonier on a very competitive fight! Small adjustments and we’re back on top! Tonight just proved that! We’re very close to being the best in the world. Almost there & on to the next one!”
With the loss, Kelvin Gastelum has now gone 1-5 in his last six outings. In his rough stretch, he’s lost to current UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya, Darren Till, Jack Hermansson, Robert Whittaker, and now Cannonier.
As for Cannonier, he has bounced back from a unanimous decision loss to Robert Whittaker. Cannonier is 4-1 in his last five outings. Cannonier was the number three-ranked UFC middleweight going into the bout and he’s likely to maintain his position with the win over the ninth-ranked Gastelum.
Also featured on the main card of UFC Vegas 34 was a battle between Mark Madsen and Clay Guida. Madsen won the fight via split decision. Parker Porter defeated Chase Sherman via unanimous decision, Saidyokub Kakhramonov pulled off a hail mary guillotine choke finish over Trevin Giles, and Vinc Pichel bested Austin Hubbard via unanimous decision.
A bout with title implications was also held at UFC Vegas 34. Alexandre Pantoja took on Brandon Royval in a bout to determine the number one contender for Brandon Moreno’s UFC Flyweight Championship. Pantoja won the fight via second-round submission courtesy of a rear-naked choke.
#3 ranked UFC middleweight contender, Jared Cannonier is back in the victor’s enclosure — lodging his fourth victory at middleweight via a very close and competitive unanimous decision triumph over former interim title challenger, Kelvin Gastelum to round out tonight’s UFC Vegas 34 card. Cannonier gets off to a bright start in the opening round, […]
#3 ranked UFC middleweight contender, Jared Cannonier is back in the victor’s enclosure — lodging his fourth victory at middleweight via a very close and competitive unanimous decision triumph over former interim title challenger, Kelvin Gastelum to round out tonight’s UFC Vegas 34 card.
Cannonier gets off to a bright start in the opening round, offering up a wide array of punishing kicks, particularly to Gastelum’s outside right leg as well as switching in right kicks to the mid-section. Some decent movement from Gastelum in the first as well.
Utilizing his always-impressive boxing in that second round, Kings MMA staple, Gastelum landed a crisp left straight, resulting in a notable stumble back to the fence from Cannonier who appeared to have some trouble with the Arizonian’s striking in that frame.
Uncorking a massive check right hook, Cannonier dropped Gastelum early in the third round, before going mere millimeters wide with an immediate high-kick. Tremendous recovery from Gasteum from that shot who managed to close out the remainder of the round with some good strikes of his own.
Another very competitive round between the two with Cannonier still not appearing overly comfortable dealing with what he receives back from Gastelum ahead of the fifth and final round.
A lot of pressure in that fifth and final frame from Gastelum as has been his calling card throughout this fight, with Cannonier attempting to set up his shots from the fence whilst circling.
Catch the highlights from Cannonier’s victory over Gastelum below.