The black belt in Bjj, former Wsof light-Hw and Mw champion David Branch entered this fight with a mma record of 22-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker). He lost to Luke Rockhold last year (Luke Rockhold vs David Branch) but he come back to win against Thiago Santos in 2018 (David Branch vs Thiago Santos).
His opponent, Jared Cannonier, has an official record of 10-4-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 light heavyweight but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Nick Roehrick; after this fight he has lost to Jan Blachowicz and Dominick Reyes (Dominick Reyes vs Jared Cannonier). Branch vs Cannonier is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis – UFC 230. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 230: Cormier vs Lewis
Date: 2018-11-03
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
Division: middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg)
UFC 230 fight card (main card):
Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis
Chris Weidman vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza
David Branch vs Jared Cannonier
Jack Marshman vs Karl Roberson
Derek Brunson vs Israel Adesanya
Branch’s previous fight: David Branch vs Thiago Santos
Cannonier’s previous fight: Dominick Reyes vs Jared Cannonier
Branch’s next fight: David Branch vs Jack Hermansson
Cannonier’s next fight: Anderson Silva vs Jared Cannonier
Branch vs Cannonier Fight Video:
Official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDe7zcIsfoM
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