Whoever wins the middleweight title unification bout between champion Robert Whittaker and interim titleholder Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 is going to hear footsteps from one of the sport’s hottest fighters. Jared Cannonier ’s breakthrough year continued at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on Saturday, as he scored an impressive victory over another hot fighter in Jack Hermansson in the main event of the UFC’s Denmark debut. That’s three big wins in as many fights for the MMA Lab competitor since dropping down to 185 pounds.
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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Oct. 1: Jared Cannonier cracks top five – MMA Junkie