Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-12-17, mma bout not so exciting: Jared Cannonier vs Sean Strickland gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Strickland vs Cannonier is scheduled to take place Saturday, December 17th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), in a 5-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is the main event of UFC Vegas 66 (also known as UFC Fight Night 216 or UFC on ESPN+ 74). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Jared Cannonier record
Jared Cannonier entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-6-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world.
In his last three fights he has beat Kelvin Gastelum (Jared Cannonier vs Kelvin Gastelum) and Derek Brunson (Jared Cannonier vs Derek Brunson) but then he has lost to Israel Adesanya (Israel Adesanya vs Jared Cannonier).
Cannonier’s next fight: Marvin Vettori vs Jared Cannonier
Sean Strickland record
His opponent, Sean Strickland, has a record of 25-4-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the middleweight division.
In his last three bouts he has defeated Uriah Hall (Uriah Hall vs Sean Strickland) and Jack Hermansson (Jack Hermansson vs Sean Strickland) but then he lost to current #1 Ufc Mw champion Alex Pereira (Sean Strickland vs Alex Pereira).
Strickland’s next fight: Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 66 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Jared Cannonier vs Sean Strickland
Arman Tsarukyan vs Damir Ismagulov
Amir Albazi vs Alessandro Costa
Julian Erosa vs Alex Caceres
Bobby Green vs Drew Dober
Michal Oleksiejczuk vs Cody Brundage
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Cory McKenna vs Cheyanne Vlismas
Jake Matthews vs Matthew Semelsberger
Said Nurmagomedov vs Saidyokub Kakhramonov
Rafa Garcia vs Maheshate Hayisaer
Bryan Battle vs Rinat Fakhretdinov
Manel Kape vs David Dvorak
Sergey Morozov vs Journey Newson
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 66 pre-fight press conference, featuring Sean Strickland and Jared Cannonier!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 66: Cannonier vs Strickland weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Jared Cannonier vs Sean Strickland as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYdQ4lnw2YQ
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Cannonier vs Strickland fight?
Jared Cannonier defeated Sean Strickland via split decision. Scores were 49–46, 46–49, 49–46.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 66 post-fight octagon interview of Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland.
UFC Vegas 66 results
Here are the results of all the fights of UFC Vegas 66 Cannonier vs Strickland.
MAIN CARD
Jared Cannonier def. Sean Strickland via SD
Arman Tsarukyan def. Damir Ismagulov via UD
Amir Albazi def. Alessandro Costa via KO r3
Alex Caceres def. Julian Erosa via KO r1
Drew Dober def. Bobby Green via KO r2
Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Cody Brundage via KO r1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Cory McKenna def. Cheyanne Vlismas via UD
Matthew Semelsberger def. Jake Matthews via UD
Said Nurmagomedov def. Saidyokub Kakhramonov via SUB r2
Rafa García def. Hayisaer Maheshate via UD
Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Bryan Battle via UD
Manel Kape def. David Dvorak via UD
Sergey Morozov def. Journey Newson via UD
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 66 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Sean Strickland and Jared Cannonier (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 66 Fight of the Night: Drew Dober vs Bobby Green
UFC Vegas 66 Performance of the Night: Alex Caceres, Michal Oleksiejczuk
