Jared Cannonier avoided his first three-fight losing skid on Saturday when he scored a critical rebound win over Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Fight Night 251.
Cannonier (18-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) showed that he still has life in an increasingly crowed middleweight division when the former title challenger turned back surging contender Rodrigues (16-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) by fourth-round TKO in their headlining bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Cannonier beating Rodrigues at UFC Fight Night 251.
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Main event is in the building 🤩
All the #UFCVegas102 action is LIVE now on @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/oqMJvQRcSP
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2025
It’s time for the main event! Jared Cannonier vs. Gregory Rodrigues is sure to be a middleweight banger in the UFC Apex. 💥
Full coverage: https://t.co/7SIcB4gV1V pic.twitter.com/JXkhjRkbQk
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 16, 2025
MAIN EVENT TIME! 🚨
Cannonier vs Rodrigues | #UFCVegas102
[ LIVE @Sportsnet & @TVASports ] pic.twitter.com/NMC28EPSQP
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) February 16, 2025
Gregory reminds me of drago
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 16, 2025
Cannonier is the former HW. Gregory dwarfs him
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) February 16, 2025
10-9 Rodrigues. Serious chin on Cannonier. Hard to see this pace being sustainable. #UFCVegas102
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) February 16, 2025
Jared inspiring dudes a machine 40 years old truly a gorilla 🦍
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) February 16, 2025
19-19. Cannonier bounced back. He needs to incorporate the wrestling and put his weight on RoboCop to tire him out! #UFCVegas102
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) February 16, 2025
Robocop got a second wind
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 16, 2025
Cannonier is a dawg. Fearless, technical and brutal. #UFCVegas102
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbell) February 16, 2025
JARED CANNONIER HURTS ROBOCOP BAD AT THE END OF THE 3RD ROUND!!! WOW 😳 #UFCVegas102 pic.twitter.com/qPygDUyNLU
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) February 16, 2025
Cannonier steals third, 10-9. He’s up 29-28 and this could be over. #UFCVegas102
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 16, 2025
A couple of shots from Cannonier and that is it! Herb stops it and Jared wins by TKO5. Nice comeback #UFCVegas102
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 16, 2025
Rodrigues head must be crazy hard!!! Cannonier landed a CLEAN hook and his hand bounced back while Rodrigues head stood still!! THATS CRAZY!! lol #ufc #ufcfightnight
— Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) February 16, 2025
That’s my favorite elbow set up. Clinch the head, C cup the bicep with the free hand and then let it fly. #UFCVegas102
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) February 16, 2025
Wow, Canonier steals round 3 with that short elbow and GnP and now seals the deal in round 4 with a TKO stoppage. RoboCop struggles again with efficiency/pacing himself.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) February 16, 2025
Jared Cannonier finishes Gregory Rodrigues in round 4 #UFCVegas102 pic.twitter.com/F96bPU4y99
— Haduucken (@Haduuuucken) February 16, 2025
#UFCVegas102 results: Jared Cannonier (@KillaGorillaMMA) def. Gregory Rodrigues via TKO (punches) – Round 4, 0:21
Full coverage: https://t.co/7SIcB4gV1V pic.twitter.com/btX6tpcFkx
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 16, 2025
These are typically the fights where Robocop comes back and wins.
Really cool to see Jared Cannonier bounce back this way!
Very impressive. @ufc #UFCVegas102— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) February 16, 2025
What a statement Tha Killa Gorilla tonight 👏 #UFCVegas102 pic.twitter.com/ApnZ2H6EWm
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2025
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