Jared Cannonier News
Brendan Schaub hits back at fans blasting Israel Adesanya's performance: "It's up to Jared Cannonier to make the fight"
Josh Evanoff - July 5, 2022
Brendan Schaub believes that UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya isn’t the one to blame for the UFC 276 headliner. ‘The Last Stylebender’ faced Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC 276 last Saturday. Adesanya easily won the fight, but it wasn’t a fight that appealed to many fans. Fans booed the action at times, and many were seen leaving for the exits early.
What's next for the stars of UFC 276?
Cole Shelton - July 4, 2022
The UFC returned to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 276 as International Fight Week returned with two titles on the line. In the main event, Israel Adesanya was looking to defend his middleweight title as he took on Jared Cannonier. In the co-headliner, Alexander Volkanovski was looking to defend his featherweight title as he had his trilogy match against Max Holloway.
Pros react after Israel Adesanya defeats Jared Cannonier at UFC 276
Chris Taylor - July 2, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 276 event was headlined by a middleweight title fight featuring Israel Adesanya taking on Jared Cannonier. Adesanya (22-1 MMA) was looking to earn his fifth title defense when he took to the Octagon this evening. ‘Stylebender’ had last competed at UFC 271 in February, where he earned a unanimous decision win over Robert Whittaker.
UFC 276 Results: Israel Adesanya defeats Jared Cannonier (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - July 2, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 276 event is headlined by a middleweight title fight featuring Israel Adesanya taking on Jared Cannonier. Adesanya (22-1 MMA) will be looking to earn his fifth title defense when he takes to the Octagon this evening. ‘Stylebender’ last competed at UFC 271 back in February, where he earned a unanimous decision win over Robert Whittaker.
UFC 276 Weigh-In Results: Israel Adesanya comes in at a lean 183.5 lbs
Susan Cox - July 1, 2022
UFC 276 takes place tomorrow, Saturday July 2nd, 2022 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (22-1 MMA) will defend his middleweight title for the fifth time when he faces challenger Jared Cannonier (15-5 MMA).
UFC 276 | Pro fighters make their picks for Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier title fight
Cole Shelton - June 29, 2022
In the main event of UFC 276, the middleweight title is up for grabs as Israel Adesanya looks to defend his belt as he faces Jared Cannonier. Heading into the fight, Adesanya is a -480 favorite while the challenger is a +330 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros are nearly unanimous in thinking Adesanya defends his belt with ease and will likely score a stoppage win at UFC 276.
Brendan Schaub opines Jared Cannonier is the perfect fight for Israel Adesanya: "He can light him up like a Christmas tree"
Josh Evanoff - June 28, 2022
Brendan Schaub believes that Jared Cannonier is outmatched against Israel Adesanya at UFC 276. ‘The Last Stylebender’ is set to make another defense of his middleweight strap this weekend in Las Vegas. The 32-year-old is back for the first time since his decision victory over Robert Whittaker in February at UFC 271.
Jared Cannonier downplays age concerns heading into Israel Adesanya fight: "I’m not a 38-year-old fighter, I’m a level 38 badass"
Josh Evanoff - June 24, 2022
UFC middleweight Jared Cannonier isn’t worried about his age heading into his fight with Israel Adesanya. ‘Killa Gorilla’ is set to face the UFC middleweight champion next week at UFC 276. He earned the title opportunity following his brutal knockout of Derek Brunson in February. Furthermore, the bout will be the first time that Cannonier has fought for a UFC championship in his career.
UFC 276 lineup announced including two title fights
Harry Kettle - May 10, 2022
The card for UFC 276 has been announced with two title fights, including Israel Adesanya vs Jared Cannonier, being confirmed. The International Fight Week card is always pretty important for the Ultimate Fighting Championship with the promotion going all out in order to create a real buzz around the product. Every year we tend to see an array of big events and fights being put on and in 2022, the UFC will not disappoint after they confirmed the current card is going to feature two title bouts on the billing.
Jared Cannonier gives prediction for upcoming Israel Adesanya fight: "I'm turning Izzy Adesanya into Easy Adesanya"
Josh Evanoff - April 12, 2022
Jared Cannonier has given his prediction for his upcoming fight with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. ‘Killa Gorilla’ was last seen in action at UFC 271 in February this year. Cannonier faced off with fellow contender Derek Brunson and won the bout via second-round knockout. Following the fight, the 38-year-old was given the seal of approval by Dana White to receive a title shot next.
Daniel Cormier laughs off Alex Pereira's callout of Jared Cannonier: "Let's be realistic"
Josh Evanoff - March 15, 2022
Daniel Cormier seemingly isn’t a fan of Alex Pereira’s callout of Jared Cannonier. ‘Poatan’ is coming off a victory over Bruno Silva at UFC Vegas 50 last Saturday. Following the bout, the former kickboxing champion decided to call out the number two ranked middleweight Jared Cannonier. That’s in spite of the fact that ‘Killa Gorilla’ is set to face Israel Adesanya next.
Jared Cannonier confident he's fighting Israel Adesanya next: 'I know I earned it"
Josh Evanoff - February 14, 2022
Jared Cannonier is confident he’s fighting Israel Adesanya next. However, if he doesn’t, he believes it says a lot about ‘The Last Stylebender’. ‘The Killa Gorilla’ recently scored a knockout victory over Derek Brunson at UFC 271. Cannonier called for a title shot in his post-fight interview, and Dana White noted that he was going to give him a chance at gold next. Furthermore, Israel Adesanya, who also scored a win on the card, opined that Cannonier is likely next.
Pros react after Jared Cannonier KO's Derek Brunson at UFC 271
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 271 event featured a key middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Derek Brunson and Jared Cannonier. Brunson (23-8 MMA) had entered the contest sporting a five-fight winning streak, his latest being a submission victory over Darren Till. The 38-year-old’s last loss came against reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in November of 2018.
UFC 271 Results: Jared Cannonier KO's Derek Brunson (Video)
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 271 event features a key middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Derek Brunson and Jared Cannonier. Brunson (23-7 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a five-fight winning streak, his latest being a submission victory over Darren Till. The 38-year-old has not tasted defeat since being TKO’d by reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in November of 2018.
UFC 271 | Pro fighters make their picks for Jared Cannonier vs. Derek Brunson
Cole Shelton - February 10, 2022
At UFC 271, a potential number one contender bout at middleweight goes down as Jared Cannonier takes on Derek Brunson. Heading into the fight, Cannonier is a -160 favorite while the American is a +140 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros are actually going with the underdog in Brunson to be able to outwrestle Cannonier to get the win.
UFC Vegas 38 Bonus Report: Four fighters take home POTN bonuses
Chris Taylor - October 2, 2021
The Octagon remained in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 38 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by light heavyweights Thiago Santos and Johnny Walker. The highly anticipated main event did not result in the highlight reel knockout many fans were anticipating. Instead, the normally fierce Brazilians remained very cautious throughout the fight, resulting in a twenty-five minute affair. Thiago Santos was able to land a few heavy shots during the contest, which proved to be the difference in the fight.
Jared Cannonier sends a message to Derek Brunson: "I'm getting the title shot first"
Adam D Martin - September 9, 2021
UFC middleweight contender Jared Cannonier sent a message to divisional rival Derek Brunson, saying that “I’m getting the title shot first.” Cannonier is currently the No. 3 ranked middleweight in the UFC and he is coming off of a big win over Kelvin Gastelum in his last fight. Brunson, meanwhile, is ranked at No. 4 and he is coming off of five straight wins, including a submission over Darren Till last weekend at UFC Vegas 36. Following the big win over Till, Brunson called for a title shot against UFC middleweight Israel Adesanya, but as far as Cannonier goes, he deserves the next 185lbs title shot first, after Robert Whittaker and Adesanya meet in early 2022.
Derek Brunson open to fighting the Paul brothers or Jared Cannonier, but ideally wants title shot
Adam D Martin - September 5, 2021
UFC middleweight Derek Brunson is open to fighting the Paul brothers or Jared Cannonier, but ideally, he wants a title shot at 185lbs. Brunson defeated Darren Till in the main event of UFC Vegas 36 on Saturday night to pick up his fifth straight win inside the Octagon. Now 37 years old, Brunson knows that if he is going to make a run for the title currently owned by UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, that he will have to fight for the belt soon. With five straight victories, Brunson knows that he has all the momentum in the world and he doesn’t want to squander it.