Jared Christopher Cannonier is a professional MMA fighter from the United States.
He now competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Middleweight category (UFC). He is currently ranked second in the UFC middleweight rankings as of February 14, 2022.
Does Jared Cannonier have siblings?
Cannonier’s siblings are yet to be documented.
Cannonier was set to meet Derek Brunson at UFC 270 on January 22, 2022, as the first fight of his new six-fight deal. However, for unknown reasons, the fight was rescheduled for UFC 271 on February 12, 2022.
He won the bout via knockout in the second round. The victory won him an extra prize for Performance of the Night.
Cannonier will battle Israel Adesanya for the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 276 on July 2, 2022.
Cannonier inked a contract with the UFC in October of 2014.
On January 3, 2015, he made his UFC debut against Shawn Jordan in a Heavyweight event at UFC 182. He was knocked out in the first round of the bout.
Cannonier was slated to meet Jonathan Wilson at UFC Fight Night 73 on August 8, 2015, in place of the injured Matt Van Buren. Cannonier, for his part, was forced to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by Chris Dempsey.
