Jared Cannonier, at 40 years old, showcased his resilience in the UFC with a fourth-round TKO against Gregory Rodrigues, underscoring that he is not a gatekeeper in the middleweight division. Following a challenging period of back-to-back defeats, Cannonier expressed relief at turning the page on 2024, both in his professional and personal life. He acknowledged the high-stakes nature of his matches, having fought many promising contenders, but remained steadfast in his self-perception as a competitive force, dismissing the term 'gatekeeper' as a misinterpretation of his career trajectory.
I was just illustrating it sounds like I'm a gatekeeper. That's not how I see myself though. That's never how I'm going to see myself. That's never what I'm going to be. I'm not a gatekeeper.
2024 was losses - not just in the Octagon, but loss in my personal life, as well. 2024, I'm so happy to put that behind me.
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