Tonight’s UFC 276 event was headlined by a middleweight title fight featuring Israel Adesanya taking on Jared Cannonier.<\/p>\n
Adesanya (22-1 MMA) was looking to earn his fifth title defense when he took to the Octagon<\/a> this evening. ‘Stylebender’ had last competed at UFC 271 in February, where he earned a unanimous decision win over Robert Whittaker.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Jared Cannonier (15-5 MMA) had entered tonight’s headliner sporting a two-fight winning streak, his latest being a second round knockout victory over Derek Brunson<\/a>. ‘The Killa Gorilla’ had gone 5-1 over his past six fights overall prior to tonight’s affair<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC 276 main event did not result in the barn burner most fans were hoping to witness. Instead, both men showed a lot of respect for each others power which prompted a slow and steady approach. Israel Adesanya got off the better volume if strikes in rounds one and two but Jared Cannonier began to make things more competitive by round three. Although rounds four and five were close, it was Adesanya who ultimately walked away with a unanimous decision win.<\/p>\n Official UFC 276 Result: Israel Adesanya def. Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision (49-46 x2, 50-45)<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Adesanya vs. Cannonier’ below:<\/p>\n JC built like a Funkin brick!! #UFC276<\/a><\/p>\n — Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n