In recent years, we’ve seen UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya rise up through the ranks of the UFC’s 185-pound division with relative ease. From his initial journey to being a contender to capturing the championship, ‘The Last Stylebender’ truly is one of a kind.
In equal measure, Jared Cannonier has done a pretty solid job of transforming himself into a middleweight force since debuting in the division back in late 2018.
Adesanya has always made it clear that Cannonier is someone he’s been keeping an eye on and now. As we look ahead to the summer, it appears the UFC is ready to book a fight between both men in June.
During a recent interview with Sky Sports, the champion gave his thoughts on how the fight may go down:
Check out Adesanya’s comments here:
The success of Jared Cannonier
At the age of 37, you could make the argument that Jared Cannonier has never looked better. He’s 5-1 at middleweight with wins over David Branch, Anderson Silva and Jack Hermansson kickstarting his journey at this new weight class.
He took a slight step in the wrong direction with a decision defeat to Robert Whittaker. Instead of letting that deter him, he used it as fuel to get back in the gym and work even harder.
The result was a nice victory over Kelvin Gastelum. Then, when posed with a meeting against Derek Brunson, he overcame some early adversity before knocking Brunson out cold at UFC 271.
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