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Middleweight madness: Sean Strickland and Jared Cannonier finally reeboked!
The highly anticipated middleweight clash between Sean Strickland and Jared Cannonier is rebooked for December 17. Photo Jason Silva – USA TODAY Sports and via YouTube
The massive middleweight clash between top ranked Sean Strickland and Jared Cannonier is now rebooked for December 17, after being cut from the UFC’s October 15 card due to an infection on one of Strickland’s fingers. The news was first reported by Helen Yee.
The fight will headline the promotion’s December 17 card. Check out the announced fights below!
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Announced fights for December 17
- Middleweight bout: Sean Strickland vs. Jared Cannonier
- Middleweight bout: Julian Marquez vs. Deron Winn
- Bantamweight bout: Sergey Morozov vs. Journey Newson
- Light Heavyweight bout: Tafon Nchukwi vs. Jamal Pogues
- Flyweight bout: Amir Albazi vs. Alex Perez
- Middleweight bout: Bruno Silva vs. Albert Duraev
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Sean Strickland had “really bad infection from a tooth”
A few weeks ago, Strickland revealed more about his damaged finger.
“I don’t know what the fuck happened,” Strickland said. “Camp was going really fucking good. I had a hard spar on Thursday, I woke up on Friday and was like, ‘Hey, you know what? My finger is a little sore.’ Then throughout the day, I was like ‘my finger is fucked. So I went to the hospital and it turns out I have a really bad infection from a tooth. And yeah, they’re going to cut me open and drain it out. I should’ve went to college you guys, I don’t fucking know. I’m gonna be out for like three weeks though, so that’s fucking life, right?”
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