Adesanya: Cannonier will be strangled or knocked out

UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya admits that his closest rival Jared Cannonier very dangerous, but at the same time he does not doubt his early victory.

“Jared is a fighter, I call him the dark horse of the division. He was in the heavyweight division, then moved down to the light heavyweight division, and now he's in the middleweight division - so he has a lot of power in his hands.

Thanks to his skills, he dealt with many people, but many people are not me. Styles make fights, and I'm the Elementalist, so our duel won't go all the way. He will be choked or knocked out," Adesanya said on UFC 276 Countdown.

Adesanya vs. Cannonier will headline UFC 276, which will take place on the night of July 3 in Las Vegas.