LAS VEGAS – Jared Cannonier remembers the first time he met Israel Adesanya. It was Nov. 3, 2018, the night he defeated David Branch in his middleweight debut at UFC 230. Adesanya also fought and won earlier in the evening against Derek Brunson in just his fourth UFC bout. Both men got TKO finishes. Cannonier was already a fan of Adesanya’s at that point and afterward spoke with him backstage at Madison Square Garden. “I introduced myself to him and congratulated him on his fight,… Source link
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