Jared Cannonier has altered his mindset entering Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 62 main event against Caio Borralho.
After putting together back-to-back wins over Sean Strickland and Marvin Vettori, the quest for a second middleweight title shot for Cannonier (17-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) was somewhat derailed in June when he suffered a fourth-round TKO loss to Nassourdine Imavov that was heavily criticized as an early stoppage across the MMA community.
It was a frustrating outcome for Cannonier, because ultimately it was a step backward regardless of the controversy. He wanted to return to action as soon as possible to put it behind him, and the promotion obliged in the form of headlining bout against Borralho (16-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (ESPN, ESPN+).
