Jared Cannonier also known as The Killa Gorilla is one of the fiercest fighters present in the middleweight division of the UFC. Consequently, the American fighter has quickly risen through the middleweight ranks after defeating great fighters like Anderson Silva and Jack Hermansson.
Cannonier is currently ranked third in the division and is aiming to win the middleweight gold by continuing his dominance in the promotion. However, let’s take a look away from his fighting skills and career and take notice of the songs that he has walked out in his UFC career.
“It’s a Long Way to the Top” by AC/DC – Jared Cannonier vs Glover Teixeira
‘It’s a long way to the top’ is one of the most popular songs of the Australian band AC/DC with millions of views on Youtube. Further, one could assume that this is Cannonier’s favourite song as he has walked out to this on multiple occasions. Besides, Jared Cannonier has used this AC/DC song as the entrance song for his debut fight at heavyweight against
Moving forward, the American fighter walked out to It’s a long way to the top against Glover Teixeira in the light heavyweight division fight at UFC 208. However, Cannonier was dominated by Glover Teixeira in the entire fight and as a result, the Brazilian fighter emerged victorious via unanimous decision.
Working Man by Rush – Jared Cannonier vs Jan Blachowicz
The American fighter used this famous rock song of the ’70s that was composed by a Canadian rock band for his walkout against Jan in the preliminary card at UFC on Fox 26. Jared Cannonier needed to win this fight if he had to make significant progress in the light heavyweight division.
However, the Killa Gorilla came up short as the Polish fighter stepped up and earned a unanimous decision victory after three hard-fought rounds.
No Limit Soldier by TRU – Jared Cannonier vs Anderson Silva
Following his TKO victory against David Branch in the middleweight division, Jared Cannonier joined Conor McGregor to become the second fighter in UFC to knockout an opponent in three different weight classes. Subsequent, the Killa Gorilla faced former middleweight champion, Anderson Silva in his second fight in the middleweight division.
Cannonier walked out to this famous rap song composed by a group called TRU for this epic middleweight clash. However, the fight did not go as per fan’s expectations as Jared ended the contest quickly in the first round with a powerful kick to Silva’s right leg. As a result, Jared Cannonier won the fight against Anderson Silva via TKO at UFC 237.
Maan : Big Moe featuring E.S.G. & Big Pokey – Jared Cannonier vs Jack Hermansson
After making his way into the top ten of the middleweight division, Jared Cannonier went head to head against Jack Hermansson at UFC on Espn 18. The Killa Gorilla walked out to this intense rap song called Maan composed by Big Moe for this middleweight clash.
Motivated by this song, Jared Cannonier defeated Hermansson in the second round via TKO. He also won the performance bonus for his scintillating display against the Swedish born Norwegian fighter.
Lifted by Mr Lucci – Jared Cannonier vs Robert Whittaker
Jared Cannonier walked out to this underground rap song called Lifted by Mr Lucci for his co-main event fight against Robert Whittaker at UFC 254. The stakes for this fight was quite high as a win would help Cannonier get the opportunity to face Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title.
Although The Killa Gorilla failed to rise to the occasion as Bobby Knuckles dominated all the rounds and landed more significant strikes than the American fighter. Hence Whittaker won the fight via unanimous decision to become the number one contender for the middleweight belt.
Moving on, by taking a glance at all his previous walkout songs, it is certain that Cannonier loves hip hop music. Therefore it would be interesting to watch the American fighter’s next choice of walkout music for his upcoming fight in the UFC.