Middleweight contender  Jared Cannonier entered Saturday’s main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas against  Gregory Rodrigues coming off back-to-back losses. “The Killa Gorilla” was in urgent need of a win and things did not get off to a great start.  Rodrigues dropped Cannonier twice in the opening round and looked to be well on his way to an early finish. Cannonier recovered, regrouped and adjusted in the second round taking the fight to the Brazilian. Questioned about how badly he was hurt in the first round during his Octagon Interview with  Daniel Cormier , Cannonier said, “I guess I was hurt enough to get dropped on my ass a couple of times in that fight.”   “But naturally so.