‘Wow what a comeback’: Pros react to Jared Cannonier battling back for knockout win at UFC Vegas 102

Jared Cannonier is aware of a factor or two a few five-round major occasion.

In his seventh UFC headlining alternative, Cannonier beat the percentages by outlasting surging middleweight contender Gregory Rodrigues and ending him with a knockout flurry within the fourth spherical. Cannonier snapped a two-fight skid and prevented shedding three straight fights for the primary time in his profession.

All {that a} month away from his forty first birthday. There have been bushy moments for Cannonier to make sure, significantly within the first spherical when an aggressive Rodrigues discovered his chin and put him down on the mat. Cannonier relied on his toughness and expertise to make it via the opening 5 minutes earlier than turning the motion round. After practically ending Rodrigues on the finish of Spherical 3, he wanted simply 21 seconds for him to seal the deal in Spherical 4.

Cannonier’s friends had been in awe of his comeback efficiency, with UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad tweeting, “He nonetheless obtained it,” and analyst Alan Jouban writing, “For Cannonier to have the ability to look that good at 40, and survive that first spherical. Tremendous spectacular stuff.

“Not slowing down.”

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