Let us remember that last weekend Strickland beat Israel Adesanya on points and took the championship title from him.
“Obviously, they will do as they see fit, but I would say Jared Cannonier is the top contender for a number of reasons. First of all, he defeated us. The judges' opinions were divided then, but the record indicates that we lost to him. And I know exactly what we did wrong in this fight, and what cost us the desired result,” Niksik said in an interview with The Schmo.