In the thick of the middleweight title picture, Cannonier’s run hit a hurdle when he tore a pectoral muscle in February. Prior to that setback, he’d scored consecutive finishes over Jack Hermansson, Anderson Silva and David Branch.
Like the rest of the world, Cannonier is biding his time in coronavirus quarantine. He said self-isolation has mostly worked out since he hasn’t been able to return to full-time training during injury rehab.
“I got a basketball goal, some punching bags (and) some other workout equipment here to keep myself active,” Cannonier said on a recent episode of The A-Side live chat.