The Middleweight title picture in the UFC has been rather confusing for a while now. For a significantly long time, the top 10 fighters were seemingly battling it out among themselves. Now an old contender has again made a strong case for a shot at the gold.
Not a lot of MMA analysts thought Jared would be able to stop ‘The Italian Dream’ but ‘Killa Gorilla’ ended up winning the bout by unanimous decision. It was an incredible night for Jared Cannonier in the UFC Fight Night as he dominated Marvin Vettori in the octagon.
Does Jared Cannonier deserve a title shot?
Middleweight fighter Jared Cannonier has had a successful UFC career thus far since making his debut in 2015, at UFC Fight Night 59. Jared won back-to-back fights against Cyril Asker and Ion Cutelaba while losing to Shawn Jordan.
“The Killa Gorilla” lost against Glover Teixeira and Jan Bachowicz in consecutive bouts. This made Cannonier switch weight classes in 2018 which turned out to be a turning point in his career as he finally found consistency and success as a middleweight fighter.
Jared Cannonier just put a life changing beat down on Marvin Vettori at the age of 39.
The Killa Gorilla sets a new middleweight significant strike record of 249.
AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE. 👏#UFCVegas75 #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/WeCjtPvpcj
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) June 18, 2023
The veteran MMA fighter defeated David Branch in UFC 230 to start his middleweight career. Cannonier upset the renowned Anderson Silva at UFC 237 by using his excellent striking abilities. After defeating Silva, Cannonier went on to triumph over Jack Hermansson, Kelvin Gastelum, and Derek Brunson.
The 39-year-old fighter finally received a title opportunity in UFC 276 but lost to Israel Adesanya. As he’s currently on a two-fight win streak, Jared might get another chance considering The Last Stylebender doesn’t presently have a matching set.
A five round battle between two absolute warriors in tonight's main event 🤜🤛@MarvinVettori & Jared Cannonier take home tonight's FOTN 💰 #UFCVegas75
B2YB @ToyoTires pic.twitter.com/HHlanhXUBC
— UFC (@ufc) June 18, 2023
Jared Cannonier vs Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 75 overview
At the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, tonight’s UFC on ESPN 47 headlining Vettori vs. Cannonier took place. Cannonier (16-6) didn’t disappoint many MMA fans as he dominated Marvin.
Vettori (19-6), the number 3-ranked fighter in the division was everyone’s favorite prior to the fight. However, Jared subverted expectations to get scores 49-45, 49-45, and 48-46 in his favor to be declared the winner.
With 241 strikes, the veteran fighter broke the record for most significant strikes in a single middleweight bout. During the post-fight press conference, the winner expressed his desire to take on Israel Adesanya once again to settle the debate.
Jared Cannonier just landed the MOST significant strikes in middleweight history vs Marvin Vettori yet Izzy was able to fully nullify Jared’s offense for 5 rounds straight. Just shows the levels to this sport #UFCVegas76 pic.twitter.com/uNiqz4DzIL
— 𝐉𝐚𝐲🤼 (@JayMMA4) June 18, 2023
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