The UFC Fight Night main event between Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum on Saturday night in Las Vegas is a pivotal one in the 185-pound division. The winner will remain a top contender, while the loser will slide down the rankings. ESPN has Cannonier ranked No. 5 at middleweight. Gastelum is currently unranked, but he also has given champion Israel Adesanya arguably the toughest test at middleweight of Adesanya's UFC career.
Cannonier (13-4) would have earned a title shot with a win in his previous bout, but he fell to former champ Robert Whittaker via unanimous decision last October.