Sep 28, 2019; Copenhagen, DEN; Jared Cannonier (blue gloves) is interviewed after defeating Jack Hermansson (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Royal Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 28, 2019; Copenhagen, DEN; Jared Cannonier (blue gloves) is interviewed after defeating Jack Hermansson (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Royal Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports
Losses are far more consequential in combat sports than any other sport on the planet. One loss can change the trajectory of a fighter’s career drastically. The UFC main event Saturday, Aug. 21 in the Apex features two men trying to rebound from losses to former middleweight champion Robert Whitaker.
The middleweight division is in a holding pattern of sorts, likely until 2022, and waiting on a middleweight title bout between Whitaker and Israel Adesanya. Looking to be next in line, Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum will have the middleweight spotlight all to themselves in UFC Vegas 34 on Saturday.
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