Jared Cannonier is set to face Christian Leroy Duncan in the middleweight co-main event of UFC Fight Night 281 on Saturday at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Cannonier enters the matchup with an 18-9 MMA record and an 11-9 mark inside the UFC. This will be his first fight of 2026 after a unanimous decision loss to Michael Page at UFC 319 in August.
Cannonier, known as "The Killa Gorilla", is 3-3 since his title shot against Israel Adesanya and 1-3 over his last four fights.
Duncan comes in with a 14-2 MMA record and a 7-2 UFC slate. He is riding a four-fight winning streak following a decision loss to Gregory Rodrigues in July 2024, with victories over Andrey Pulyaev, Eryk Anders, Marco Tulio and Roman Dolidze.
Cannonier and Duncan are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 9:40 p.m. ET, and the fight streams live on Paramount+.
