UFC 276: Jared Cannonier won't be ‘goaded’ by Israel Adesanya

Jared Cannonier is set to challenge for the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 276, and he discussed his title contest ahead of the epic fight night.

Cannonier enters the bout as the underdog, according to the official UFC website at +270 compared to Adesanya’s -350 odds.

Despite ‘Tha Killa Gorilla’ not being expected to win the title on the night, Cannonier himself has said that he won’t be goaded into fighting the champion’s game.

Speaking to MMA New’s James Lynch, Cannonier revealed some of his game plan heading into the massive PPV contest.

He said: “There’s gonna be a lot of technique being employed. It’s gonna be a very technical — it’s gonna be a striker’s delight if you will. But it ain’t gonna be no striking match. 

“This is an MMA fight. So, I don’t plan on playing his striking game. He goads everybody into it. He confuses them, but then next thing you know, they’re in there getting juiced. They didn’t know they were playing right into his hands.

“I’m planning on neutralizing. I want him to be neutralized. On no level do I wanna be flaccid out there. If he does something, he’s gonna have to be super dynamic. 

“He’s gonna have to be very dynamic. He’s gonna have to be like, red alert type sh*t… For me, this is going to be very fun, very interesting.”

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Here is the current fight card for the event according to the UFC website as of Thursday 16th June 2022:

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