Jared Cannonier is 40 years previous. That was a difficulty we raised when he fought Nassourdine Imavov two months in the past and it’s a difficulty this weekend in opposition to Caio Borralho. Father Time is undefeated, because the previous saying goes and Jared Cannonier is out to combat not solely Borralho, however age itself. There’s extra to show than a easy win within the UFC’s middleweight division. Cannonier is out to show one thing to himself.
The stumble: Jared Cannonier getting off monitor
After tearing his MCL on the finish of 2023, it’s fairly astounding that Jared Cannonier returned simply six months later and fought in addition to he did in opposition to Nassourdine Imavov. He was knocked out in spherical 4 and that end was a bit controversial. Cannonier was nonetheless coherent and protested the combat being referred to as off from referee Jason Herzog.
When you keep in mind in our lead as much as that combat, Cannonier was already 40 forward of the combat. He was coming off of that damage to his MCL. Issues regarded grim for the heaviest hitter at 185. The return was fast and Cannonier had some distinctive appears to be like in opposition to Imavov.
However on the finish of the day, Jared Cannonier misplaced. Disputed by him or not, Cannonier was completed for the primary time since his days at mild heavyweight. His loss to Imavov was a serious set again for his hopes at a title shot. With Dricus Du Plessis the ruler of the division, Cannonier, like many others, are chomping on the bit to get a bit of that.
Late profession resurgences
We’ve talked about Glover Teixeira up to now and the way his expertise was what was going to win him the title going into the Jan Blachowicz combat. Teixeira turned the sunshine heavyweight champion after dropping his first shot to Jon Jones roughly eight years earlier. Randy Couture was 45. Anderson Silva was champion till he was 38. Chuck Liddell, Michael Bisping, Bas Rutten, the historical past of MMA is suffering from fighters turning into champion at an older age.
Jared Cannonier is on the cusp of turning into one of many biggest late profession champions. He has a troublesome activity in his method: a younger buck in Caio Borralho who thinks it’s excessive time to take the fifth ranked growing old contender out off of a devastating damage and loss.
Jared Cannonier can keep in rivalry to grow to be one in every of these Cinderella tales or happening as a distinct segment fighter remembered for being on the brink however not fairly capable of recover from the hill.