Jared Cannonier Believes He Was Close To Needing To Step Into UFC 293 Main Event

Did Strickland almost miss out on his shot at the UFC middleweight championship? While this has not been confirmed by the organization, Jared Cannonier (17-6) believes that the UFC was fairly close to having him replace Sean Strickland (28-5) at UFC 293 due to the then middleweight title challenger punching a fan during fight week in Australia. Had Strickland got pulled from the main event...

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