Jared Cannonier Says He’s Gonna Take Off Sean Strickland’s Head

“Guerrilla warfare. I’m gonna take [Sean Strickland‘s] head off.”

That’s 38-year-old Jared Cannonier discussing his violent intents for Saturday night … when he and fellow middleweight competitor, Strickland, 31, do fight in the primary occasion at UFC Fight Night.

TMZ Sports spoke to Cannonier — the 3rd ranked competitor at 185 pounds. — and asked him about the match with Strickland … a battle he anticipates to evaluate him.

“Strickland is a dog in the cage. He’ll get in your face and try and put his fist through it. And if you give him a chance, he’ll talk some s**t to you as well. He’s as good as anybody else in the top 10,” Jared states.

“The Killa Gorilla” included … “Like I said, he’s a dog in there. If I give him the opportunity, he’ll sink his teeth in and start shaking me all over the fucking cage, right? I’m ready for that. I’m ready to see somebody try to do that.”

Strickland, ranked 7th, is among the very best middleweights worldwide … though he’s coming off a loss to Alex Pereira. The now-champ starched Strickland in the preliminary of their UFC 276 scrap … when SS made the error of attempting to strike with Alex.

Cannonier’s likewise coming off a loss — a title battle at 276 — where he lost through consentaneous choice to Israel Adesanya.

Despite the L to Izzy … Jared’s on the winning side more than not. He’s beaten monsters like Derek Brunson, Kelvin Gastelum and Jack Hermansson.

As for how he anticipates to include Strickland’s name to that list … Jared’s gunning to make Sean tap.

“I would like to have a submission. This will be my 15th fight in the UFC. Who knows I might knock him to the ground and jump on a submission or something. It’s time to get a submission in the UFC.”