With the backdrop of the International Fight Week, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has been known to stack cards on a yearly basis. UFC 276 is no different.
On Saturday, July 2, inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and in front of a capacity crowd of 20,000, two title fights headline the card. In the main event, Middleweight champion Israel "The Last Stylebender" Adesanya goes for his fifth title defense against the surging "Killa Gorilla" Jared Cannonier. Adesanya has orchestrated an unblemished 22-0 record at middleweight.
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