The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to ESPN airwaves with an intriguing middleweight main event. UFC on ESPN 57 is headlined by Jared Cannonier taking on fellow middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov. Both main event fighters weighed 185 exactly.
Cannonier (17-6) is riding a two-fight win streak since coming up short against Israel Adesanya. Victories over Sean Strickland and Marvin Vettori have kept "The Killa Gorilla" a top contender despite being 40. He'll look to keep his title shot dreams alive with a win in his sixth UFC main event.
Meanwhile, the 29-year-old Imavov (13-4, 1 NC) is looking for the biggest win of his career. A three-fight win streak was snapped after a decision loss to Strickland last year. Since then, the French fighter fought to a no contest against Chris Curtis and won a majority decision over Roman Dolidze.
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