The upper echelon of the UFC’s middleweight division is a bit hectic right now, and Jared Cannonier feels that, being smack-dab in the middle of it.
Ahead of his UFC on ESPN 57 main event bout on Saturday, Cannonier (17-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC) admits the matchup vs. Nassourdine Imavov (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) didn’t enthuse him when offered. However, with all of the other contenders matched up, it’s just what the state of the division had available.
What’s at stake, though, beyond a bounce-back fight from injury? Cannonier isn’t sure. With Sean Strickland coming off a win, Dricus Du Plessis likely to face Israel Adesanya yet, and a matchup between Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev impending, Cannonier doesn’t know what the future holds beyond the event Saturday at KFC Yum! Center in Lousiville, Ky.
