There has been some rumors of a fight between Adesanya and Cannonier happening for some time now. However, nobody was stepping out to confirm whether the fighters shook hands on it. The anticipation has come to an end several days ago. Jared Cannonier shares a tweet confirming the bout to be happening. ‘The Contract is signed’. Referring exactly to the fight against his long-time nemesis Israel Adesanya.
Even though Dana White says that both, Israel and Jared did sign the contracts for the bout directly, he still did not reveal the date when this will happen.
Will Adesanya Hurt Cannonier – We Are About To See At The UFC 276
Lately, Israel has defended his title two times. Firstly against Marvin Vettori, a major win for the Last Stylebender by unanimous decision. Secondly against Robert Whittaker, which on the contrary is a questionable win according to the critics. Nevertheless, Israel Adesanya is one of the best fighters in the promotion at the moment. In his career, he has only one single loss from Jan Blachowicz by unanimous decision, making his professional record a 22-1-0.
Cannonier, on the other side, is on a good streak as well. He has won his last two fights obtaining a professional record of 15-5-0. Now, this is not even close to Israel’s record. However, it is not something to be underestimated either.
He only has one loss in four years. His victories are against fighters like Kevin Gastelum and Derek Brunson. In the current weight division, Robert Whittaker is the only one who manages to take a win against him. Cannonier’s career disperses in three weight divisions and he can brag about the fact that he has delivered a knockout in all three divisions.
For this bout it is uncertain who the challenge and who the challenged is. The calling out did not happen the way it usually does. Instead of Cannonier calling out Adesanya, it was the other way around. However, the will to fight each other is mutual. The arrangement of the fight did not take much. No negotiations. Both fighters stepped into it without any major convincing.
There is no question in the abilities and the readiness of both fighters. Both are in their best condition and in their prime. According to critics this will not be a bout, but a total war.
Regarding the date of the fight, we did not have much information. However, some light was shed to this during a podcast filming with Dana White as a guest. He unintentionally revealed that this fight is planned for the UFC 276 happening on the 2nd of July.
This bout appeared amongst several other like Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz, Tate vs Murphy, etc.Looks like UFC 276 will be a promising event. Looks like there will be some epic clashes at the event. What are your thoughts on this? Is Adesanya going to take this win easy? Or will Cannonier surprise him?
