Jon Jones Praises Yoel Romero Following UFC 248 Loss

Jon Jones is “proud” of the way Yoel Romero fought Israel Adesanya. Earlier this month, Romero challenged Adesanya for the UFC middleweight championship. The five-round title bout headlined UFC 248. Fight fans were left disappointed by the …

Jon Jones is “proud” of the way Yoel Romero fought Israel Adesanya. Earlier this month, Romero challenged Adesanya for the UFC middleweight championship. The five-round title bout headlined UFC 248. Fight fans were left disappointed by the bout due to a lack of action. Adesanya successfully retained his 185-pound gold via unanimous decision. Jones Offers […]

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Jared Cannonier Isn’t As Harsh On Adesanya vs. Romero As Others

Don’t expect Jared Cannonier to bash the Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero title fight. At UFC 248, Adesanya put his UFC middleweight championship on the line against Romero. The title bout was held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. I…

Don’t expect Jared Cannonier to bash the Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero title fight. At UFC 248, Adesanya put his UFC middleweight championship on the line against Romero. The title bout was held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was a largely uneventful bout that went to the judges after five rounds. […]

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Jared Cannonier Feels He’s The ‘Better Fighter’ After Watching Adesanya vs. Romero

CannonierMiddleweight contender Jared Cannonier feels he’s a better fighter than both Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero. Adesanya successfully defended his middleweight title against Romero after an underwhelming five-round affair with little action in the UFC 248 headliner. While most complained about the nature of the fight, Cannonier took a lot away from the 25-minute encounter: […]

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Middleweight contender Jared Cannonier feels he’s a better fighter than both Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero.

Adesanya successfully defended his middleweight title against Romero after an underwhelming five-round affair with little action in the UFC 248 headliner. While most complained about the nature of the fight, Cannonier took a lot away from the 25-minute encounter:

“I’m potentially one of the guys’ opponents, so I’m watching with more of a keen eye,” Cannonier told Submission Radio. “But everyone else was upset, felt disappointed, but me being a martial artist, I understand that this kind of thing can happen. And again, I was just downloading every bit, all five rounds, I was just downloading every bit right there, and I feel like I’m a better fighter after watching those two fight.

“… Izzy did enough to retain his title, so congratulations to him. Yoel did what I thought he was gonna do, you know, sit back and wait for that big moment. And to be honest with you, he did explode. He exploded at the perfect time. When he exploded, Izzy had nothing for him. He couldn’t do nothing but get the hell out of there, you know what I’m saying, get the f*ck away. He wasn’t even trying to counter or anything. Most guys, he’s trying to counter. He’ll counter you while his opponents on the end, he’s trying to counter, and after he moves out he’s trying to counter. He wasn’t doing none of that when Yoel was exploding, doing his thing. You can say they respected each other too much or they employed a little too much caution. To the fans detriment, but not to mine.”

With Paulo Costa challenging for the middleweight title next, Cannonier — who is recovering from a torn pectoral muscle — could be next in line with one more win. He doesn’t care who the opponent is as long as he is guaranteed a title shot.

That includes facing Romero.

“I’ll fight any of them that will get me a title shot, right? It doesn’t matter who it is,” Cannonier added. “Everybody’s saying nobody’s calling out Yoel. I say, anybody ahead of me who gives me a title shot. Anybody. It includes Yoel. It includes anybody ahead of me that gets me a title shot, or anybody behind me that gets me a title shot.

“One fight, then a title shot. Because I’m beating anybody you put in front of me.”

What do you make of Cannonier’s comments?

Chael Sonnen Blames Reaction To Adesanya vs. Romero On Spoiled Fans

Chael Sonnen believes fight fans have been spoiled and it explains the reaction to Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero. Romero vs. Adesanya took place this past Saturday night (March 7) and has been heavily criticized for a lack of action. Adesanya success…

Chael Sonnen believes fight fans have been spoiled and it explains the reaction to Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero. Romero vs. Adesanya took place this past Saturday night (March 7) and has been heavily criticized for a lack of action. Adesanya successfully retained his gold via unanimous decision. Depending on who you ask either Adesanya […]

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Stock Up, Stock Down: Making Sense of the Rankings After UFC 248

UFC 248 , which went down last Saturday night in Las Vegas, was topped by a pair of anticipated title fights, as middleweight champ Israel Adesanya took on Yoel Romero and strawweight champ Weili Zhang stepped into the Octagon with Joanna Jedrzejczyk…

UFC 248 , which went down last Saturday night in Las Vegas, was topped by a pair of anticipated title fights, as middleweight champ Israel Adesanya took on Yoel Romero and strawweight champ Weili Zhang stepped into the Octagon with Joanna Jedrzejczyk…

Michael Bisping Rips Adesanya vs. Romero: ‘That Was A Sh*tty Fight’

Michael Bisping was on the edge of his seat for the first round of Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero but that wasn’t the case by the end of the fight. Taking center stage at UFC 248 was a middleweight title clash. Adesanya put his 185-pound gold on…

Michael Bisping was on the edge of his seat for the first round of Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero but that wasn’t the case by the end of the fight. Taking center stage at UFC 248 was a middleweight title clash. Adesanya put his 185-pound gold on the line against Romero inside the T-Mobile Arena […]

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