UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier

UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 2, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

## Background

The event was held during the UFC's 10th annual International Fight Week. The 2022 UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony also took place during the week.

A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier headlined the event.

A UFC Featherweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and former champion Max Holloway took place at this event. The pairing first met at UFC 245, where Volkanovski defeated Holloway via unanimous decision to capture the title. Their second meeting took place at UFC 251, with Volkanovski successfully defending the title via split decision. They were originally expected to meet for the third time at UFC 272, but Holloway withdrew due to an aggravated previous injury.

A women's flyweight bout between former Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate and former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion (also former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger) Lauren Murphy was expected to take place at UFC on ESPN 36. However, the bout was moved to this event due to unknown reasons. In turn, a week before the event, Murphy pulled out after she tested positive for COVID-19. The bout was then rescheduled to UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez.

A middleweight bout between Uriah Hall and André Muniz took place at the event. The pairing was originally scheduled to meet as UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 but Hall withdrew for unknown reasons.

A women's flyweight bout between former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Jessica Eye and Casey O'Neill was expected to take place at the event. However, O'Neill withdrew in late April due to a torn ACL and was replaced by Maycee Barber.

Sean Strickland was expected to face former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira in a middleweight bout at UFC 277. However, the promotion decided to move the pairing to this event.

A lightweight bout between Bobby Green and Jim Miller was previously booked twice, but was canceled on both occasions: first at UFC 172 in April 2014, when Green pulled out due to an elbow injury. Green also pulled out of the second booking at UFC 258 in February 2021, when he collapsed after the weigh-ins and was deemed unfit to compete. They were then expected to meet at this event. In turn, Green withdrew again for unknown reasons and was replaced by former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone in a welterweight bout. Miller and Cerrone previously met 8 years prior at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller which Cerrone won by second round knockout.

## Results & Awards

1. **^** For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
2. **^** For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
3. **^** Accidental eye poke rendered Munhoz unable to continue

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses

* Fight of the Night: Bryan Barberena vs Robbie Lawler
* Performance of the Night: Alex Pereira, Jalin Turner & Juljia Stoliarenko

The following fighters received Crypto.com "Fan Bonus of the Night" awards paid in bitcoin of US$30,000 for first place, US$20,000 for second place, and US$10,000 for third place.

1. Israel Adesanya
2. Alexander Volkanovski
3. Alex Pereira

## Post-Fight Records & Facts

* Israel Adesanya's five consecutive UFC title defences are tied with Kamaru Usman for 2nd-most among current champions behind women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko (7).
* Adesanya's 7 victories in UFC middleweight title fights are the 2nd most in divisional history behind Anderson Silva (11)
* Adesanya's 12-fight UFC winning streak is the longest active streak in the middleweight division.
* Alexander Volkanovski's 22-fight winning streak in MMA competition is the longest active run in UFC fighters. As well as, his 10-fight winning streak in the UFC featherweight division is the longest active streak in the division.
* Volkanovski is among 4 fighters in UFC history to start 12-0 with the promotion along with, Anderson Silva, Kamaru Usman & Khabib Nurmagomedov.
* Max Holloway has landed 100 or more significant strikes in 14 seperate UFC fights, the most in the company's history. No other fighter has more than 8 such performances. Furthermore, he has also landed 2,975 significant strikes and 3.217 total strikes in UFC competition, the most in the company's history. As well as, absorbing 2,010 significant strikes in UFC fights, the most in the company's history.
* Holloway is also the only fighter in UFC history to complete 26 octagon appearances without suffering a knockdown.
* Jalin Turner's 5 fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is the 4th longest active streak in the division behind Charles Oliveira (11), Islam Makhachev (9) & Beneil Dariush (7)
* Andre Muniz's 5 fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is the 2nd longest active streak in the division behind Israel Adesanya (12).
* Jessica Eye's 10 losses in UFC competition is the 2nd most of any female in the company's history behind Angela Hill (12).
* Juljia Stoliarenko's 42 second win marked the 2nd fastest submission in the UFC women's bantamweight divisional history behind Ronda Rousey's 14 second stoppage over Cat Zingano at UFC 184 in February 2015.