Down-the-line.com/MMA. Nigerian MMA fighter Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title with American Jarred Kannonye, ​​according to MMA Media. According to the source, Cannonier, 38, has already signed a contract to host the fight.

At the same time, it is not yet known when this fight will take place.

Cannonier has 15 wins and 5 losses in MMA. The American takes 2nd place in the UFC middleweight rankings.

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Adesanya has 22 wins and one loss in his career. His only loss was to UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. This fight took place at light heavyweight, where Adesanya moved for the belt.