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Jared Cannonier will face Robert Whittaker at UFC 254 on October 24, but will be willing to serve as backup for the upcoming Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa middleweight title fight.<\/p>\n

Heading into his fight with Whittaker, Cannonier hasn’t fought in almost a year. “The Killa Gorilla” last beat Jack Hermansson by knockout in the second round of their September bout in 2019. Since then, the 36-year old suffered from a torn pectoral muscle that kept him out of action.<\/p>\n

Following a successful recovery, Cannonier is ready to fight again, even if it’s on short-notice against Adesanya or Costa. He revealed that he would like to be considered an alternative for their upcoming title fight in September at UFC 253.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready to be an alternate, and I\u2019m ready for my contender fight,\u201d Cannonier said to MMA Junkie.<\/a> \u201cAs far as my therapist, he feels more comfortable me actually fighting the octagon in October. The more time the better for the repair, so October is the time we talked about. \u2026 Hopefully with that offer, the prospect of being the alternate for the title fight, so things are happening. I\u2019m back, hold tight, and get ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cannonier explained how he tore his pectoral muscle<\/a> during training in an effort to improve his ground game and remain undefeated.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrappling was the last thing that I re-incorporated in my training, like wrestling,\u201d Cannonier said. \u201cThat\u2019s how I tore the pec in the first place. On top of that, personally, I wanted to get back to punching and kicking things and doing that part of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been grappling for about a month-and-a-half now, and I could\u2019ve been grappling way before that, but I\u2019m listening to my doctor and to my therapist, and we\u2019re taking things slow. And like I said, I\u2019m back and I feel 100 percent. I haven\u2019t had any issues with it yet, so grappling was the last thing I incorporated. That was the last hurdle. That was the last test.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you want to see Jared Cannonier fight next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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