The medical suspensions list following UFC Vegas 34 has been released, and the night’s big winner could be sidelined for up to six months. After defeating Kelvin Gastelum in the UFC Vegas 34 main event, Cannonier declared that he is “broke&…
The medical suspensions list following UFC Vegas 34 has been released, and the night’s big winner could be sidelined for up to six months. After defeating Kelvin Gastelum in the UFC Vegas 34 main event, Cannonier declared that he is “broke” and would love to get back in the Octagon again soon against another top […]
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 […]
Jared Cannonier shares his thoughts on whether he believes the UFC fighter pay is acceptable. Fresh off his impressive decision victory over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 34, Jared Cannonier is generally expected to be close to a shot at middleweight ki…
Jared Cannonier shares his thoughts on whether he believes the UFC fighter pay is acceptable. Fresh off his impressive decision victory over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 34, Jared Cannonier is generally expected to be close to a shot at middleweight king, Israel Adesanya. And depending on how the title picture unfolds in the coming […]
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 […]
The UFC Vegas 34 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a clash between Kelvin Gastelum and Jared Cannonier. This fight saw it be a close one. Kelvin controlled the first …
The UFC Vegas 34 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a clash between Kelvin Gastelum and Jared Cannonier. This fight saw it be a close one. Kelvin controlled the first and second rounds. Kelvin caught him with a nice combo […]
Jared Cannonier knows exactly what he wants after defeating Kelvin Gastelum. Cannonier and Gastelum did battle in the main event of UFC Vegas 34. The action took place this past Saturday night (Aug. 21). Both men made it to the final horn. After five rounds of action, Cannonier scooped up the unanimous decision victory. During […]
Jared Cannonier knows exactly what he wants after defeating Kelvin Gastelum.
Cannonier and Gastelum did battle in the main event of UFC Vegas 34. The action took place this past Saturday night (Aug. 21). Both men made it to the final horn. After five rounds of action, Cannonier scooped up the unanimous decision victory.
During a post-fight media scrum, Cannonier made it clear that he’s only interested in fighting for the UFC Middleweight gold or competing in a number one contender match next (h/t MMAJunkie.com).
“It’s either title or contender. It was supposed to be (Paulo) Costa, but that didn’t happen. I really need to fight. I don’t think (Israel Adesanya) or Robert (Whittaker) are going to fight until next year. So that’s what? Four, five, six months, even? Then, another three and four months after that, I can’t wait that long. So who knows, I may end up taking the fight.”
It’s a solid rebound win for Cannonier, who was coming off a unanimous decision defeat to former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker. Cannonier will likely remain at the number three spot on the official UFC middleweight rankings. He has gone 4-1 in his last five bouts.
Gastelum can’t seem to shake his misfortune. He’s lost five of his last six outings. For many, it’s a disappointing slide as Gastelum had an instant classic with current UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya back in 2019.
Cannonier may have to wait if he’s expecting a title opportunity anytime soon. It was reported that a title rematch between Adesanya and Whittaker has been pushed back to 2022 due to COVID-19 restrictions globally. As far as other top middleweights are concerned, Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori are set to share the Octagon on Oct. 23.