{"id":433547,"date":"2022-02-17T08:13:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T16:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=433547"},"modified":"2022-02-17T08:13:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T16:13:47","slug":"israel-adesanya-confirms-hes-fighting-jared-cannonier-next-says-he-has-other-plans-for-sean-strickland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/israel-adesanya-confirms-hes-fighting-jared-cannonier-next-says-he-has-other-plans-for-sean-strickland\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Adesanya confirms he\u2019s fighting Jared Cannonier next, says he has \u201cother plans\u201d for Sean Strickland"},"content":{"rendered":"

The confirmation of who Israel Adesanya will fight next has arrived. ‘The Last Stylebender’, reigning middleweight champion (22-1 MMA) is going to take on Jared Cannonier (15-5 MMA) for his next matchup.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the ‘MMA Hour’, Adesanya confirmed that Cannonier is next.<\/p>\n

“He is going to be next.”<\/em><\/p>\n

When asked about Sean Strickland, Israel Adesanya commented:<\/p>\n

“I have other plans for him. I can’t disclose yet.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing to speak about his upcoming match with Cannonier, Adesanya said:<\/p>\n

“I just want to fight him. I think he’s a good fighter. I’m a man of my word, he’s next. Cannonier, June or July, we’ll figure it out.”<\/em><\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmafighting\/status\/1494066792813281284<\/p>\n

It is definitely a fight that Cannonier wants, coming off a victory at UFC 271 himself, by defeating Derek Brunson<\/a> (23-8 MMA) by way of knockout in the second round.<\/p>\n

‘The Killa Gorilla’ spoke post fight on the ‘MMA Hour<\/a>‘ saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I earned it. But if they choose [Sean] Strickland over me, it would say something to me. It could be my ego saying thinking, \u2018They scared of you, they don\u2019t want that heat yet\u2019,\u201d<\/em> he said, referencing Strickland, who has won his last six fights at 185-pounds. \u201cI guess Izzy gets to pick his fights, and he said my name in the post-fight interview and the press conference. I\u2019d say I\u2019m confident of it happening, but I\u2019m staying prepared for anything.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

If in fact Izzy does get to pick his fights, he has now confirmed that he has, and this summer will see the two fighters ‘The Last Stylebender’ & ‘The Killa Gorilla’ meet head-to-head.<\/p>\n

Are you looking forward to an Adesanya vs Cannonier fight? What other plans might Adesanya have for Sean Strickland? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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