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Jared Cannonier expressed his desire to fight for the middleweight gold. However, he believes he still needs to improve himself before fighting the middleweight champion Isreal Adesanya.

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‘The Killa Gorilla’ secured a victory against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum. After bouncing back into the win column, Cannonier claims he is ready for the title fight but has some work to do before facing the champion.

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In the post fight interview, Cannonier said, “I’m going to have to be a super smart fighter against him. He is super long and again, you know I still have a lot of work to do. I still got miles to go as far as getting better as a fighter.”

“I’m not saying that I’m not ready for him because I can beat anybody. You know all those I put my hands on all those I get caged with. Just give me a shot. So, in the meantime I’m going to be getting better and better. And by the time I meet him, hopefully I’m gonna be so good it’s gonna be like a Super Saiyan versus a human or something like that.”

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This win over Gastelum has cemented Cannonier’s position in the middleweight gold race. ‘The Killa Gorilla’ is currently #3 in the middleweight roster and is aiming for the title now.

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Will Jared Cannonier Get a Title Fight Next

Jared Cannonier faced a devastating loss in a contender fight against Robert Whittaker at UFC 254. However, ‘The Killa Gorilla’ has bounced back into the win column after a win over Gastelum and desires a shot at the title.

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Meanwhile, Whittaker stands #1 in the middleweight division and will face ‘The Last Stylebender’ next. However, the fight has been delayed further.

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Hence, (14-5) record holder will have to win one more fight to get the title shot. Paulo Costa is currently #2  in the division. A fight between ‘The Killa Gorilla’ and Costa is most likely to take place.

If the Cannonier secures a win over Costa, he will surely face the winner of the Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 fight.

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