Off the again of his rallying win at UFC Vegas 102, Jared Cannonier definitely needs to maintain the ball rolling on his marketing campaign this annum, revealing plans for a summer season return — in addition to a rematch conflict with former undisputed titleholder, Israel Adesanya.
Cannonier — who stays the quantity seven ranked contender off the again of his UFC Vegas 102, turned again the surging Brazilian power, Gregory Rodrigues of their major occasion conflict final weekend.
And rallying from some main adversity within the type of a few knockdowns in opposition to the marauding Brazilian contender, Cannonier would snap a two-fight shedding skid, handing over a fourth spherical knockout win over Rodrigues within the pair’s Battle of the Evening headliner.
Jared Cannonier eyes rematch with Israel Adesanya in summer season return
Showing throughout an interview with Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned this night, perennial contender, Cannonier confirmed plans to return as quickly as Might if not in the summertime, earlier than revealing he wish to rematch Metropolis Kickboxing ace, Adesanya — earlier than questioning if followers shared the identical sentiment following their forgettable first pairing.
Properly, there’s undoubtedly no recent opponents that they’re going to, uh, match me up with which are forward of me,” Jared Cannonier defined. “Yeah. This factor is just too scorching. However, um, so far as rematches, I feel a rematch with, uh, Robert Whittaker or Sean Strickland, um, is possible. Uh, I would really like a rematch with (Israel) Adesanya, however I don’t assume the world needs to see that.
“There’s definitely no fresh opponents that they’re gonna match me up with that are ahead of me. As far as rematches, I think a rematch with Robert Whittaker or Sean Strickland is feasible.
I would like a rematch with Adesanya, but I don’t think the world wants to see that”… pic.twitter.com/rCOWpPmGtD
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 18, 2025
“I would like a rematch, one of those rematches in the next one, if it was going to be a new matchup,” Jared Cannonier stated. “Uh, definitely a ranked opponent. Uh, there’s going to be a fight this weekend — Brandon Allen versus Anthony Hernandez.”
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First preventing in the primary occasion of UFC 276 throughout an Worldwide Battle Week showdown, Cannonier would undergo a largely one-sided and forgettable unanimous choice loss to Kiwi-Nigerian striker, Adesanya, in his one and solely title cost within the Octagon up to now.
