A convincing win over Sean Strickland at UFC 312 firmly established Dricus Du Plessis' title reign with a batch of intriguing contenders ahead of him. However, despite his fourth-round TKO of Gregory "Robocop" Rodrigues in the UFC Vegas 102 main event and having no previous history with Du Plessis, Jared Cannonier is not one of them.

Jared Cannonier discusses his "y'all must've forgot" win over Gregory Rodrigues, how he's somehow still competing at an elite level at age 40, what's next in his UFC career and more.

The UFC middleweight rankings have been a place where many of the best MMA fighters over the last decade have resided. From Rich Franklin to Anderson Silva, and on to Israel Adesanya. The 185-pound division has been a place where some legendary competitors have plied their trade.

Gregory Rodrigues came away with the tough loss against Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 102, what's next for 'Robocop'?

This past Saturday in the main event of UFC Vegas 102, we saw a big time matchup in the middleweight division. Former title challenger Jared Cannonier (18-8) was looking to get back on track as he took on surging contender Gregory Rodrigues (16-6).

MMA pros have reacted to Jared Cannonier’s win against Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Vegas 102. Cannonier extended his record to 18-8 with a fourth-round stoppage. But he had to do it the hard way after getting off the canvas twice.