​Jared Cannonier still wants to hold UFC gold before it’s all said and done, and is looking forward to a chance at beating Sean Strickland once more.In the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 281 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. (Paramount+), Cannonier (18-9 MMA, 11-9 UFC) faces Christian Leroy Duncan, as he looks to rebound from a decision loss against Michael Page last August. It’s the second English striker for “The Killa Gorilla,” but this time, he’s expecting a different outcome.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”No,” Cannonier said bluntly, followed by a laugh, at media day when asked if the fight against Duncan (14-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) would be similar to the Page outing (via Cageside Press). “Hell no. I want to win – all three rounds. Not just when I get my hands on him. Absolutely not. I guess you could say this is my redemption fight against the U.K.”We always want to win every fight. I’m not making any association between this and the last. Any associations I do make is becauase I’m gameplanning to overcome.”With a win, Cannonier hopes to continue forging a path back into the octagon against current champion Strickland (31-7 MMA, 18-7 UFC). The two met in the main event of UFC Fight Night 216 in December 2022, and Cannonier came away with a split decision victory. That win was a successful return to the win column after Cannonier’s title shot loss against Israel Adesanya. Overall, Cannonier is 3-3 since his title shot.Cannonier is up for whatever it takes to get another crack at gold, and if it happens to be Strickland again, that’s fine too.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”I’m here for all possibilities to get that belt,” Cannonier said. “I already got his card once. I don’t know if he’s moved past it or not. You know, if I had the belt twice, I wouldn’t be hung up on any loss that I’ve had in the past. But yeah, I did that, and I would like to do that again, but even better this time. I’d like to get the finish this time and actually get my hands on him a little bit more.”Cannonier takes credit for sparking something in Strickland, because three fights later, Strickland won the middleweight title.”One thing I’ve noticed with his career is after his fight with (Alex) Pereira, and then he had me next, he really turned around,” Cannonier said. “He really started taking it to the guys. Doing the man dance, you know? He said after my fight, he felt he fought like a bitch. His words, not mines. I think that really lit a fire in his ass, ’cause when he came back against (Nassourdine) Imavov, he took it to him. Imavov couldn’t last. The same thing he did with Adesanya – and nobody thought he was going to do that to Adesanya.”Same thing happened with – well, it was close. He kind of dropped the ball against Dricus Du Plessis. But then he did it again against (Alexander) Hernandez. He did really well. I was impressed with what he did against Hernandez. And then again against (Khamzat) Chimaev, and that was very impressive. So,