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Whittaker will fight Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290 in Las Vegas on July 8, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Whittaker will partake in his first fight since September 2022 after his bout with Paulo Costa fell apart in Dec. The winner of his fight with Du Plessis will take on Israel Adesanya for the title later in 2023 in Sydney.
Whittaker will partake in his first fight since September 2022 after his bout with Paulo Costa fell apart in Dec. The winner of his fight with Du Plessis will take on Israel Adesanya for the title later in 2023 in Sydney.
Costa fight falls apart
Whittaker will no longer fight Paulo Costa at UFC 284 on Feb. 11, Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The UFC has not said why this fight fell apart after being agreed to in mid-October. Whittaker was coming off a strong showing against Marvin Vettori back in early September. Further details on Whittaker's next opponent should become more clear in the coming weeks.
The UFC has not said why this fight fell apart after being agreed to in mid-October. Whittaker was coming off a strong showing against Marvin Vettori back in early September. Further details on Whittaker's next opponent should become more clear in the coming weeks.
Fighting at UFC 284
Whittaker will take on Paulo Costa at UFC 284 on Feb. 11, Damon Martin of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Whittaker is coming off a strong showing on Sept. 3 when he defeated Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision. Whittaker will get to fight in his home country of Australia, holds a 13-2 record with the UFC and hopes to one day hold the UFC Middleweight Championship again.
Whittaker is coming off a strong showing on Sept. 3 when he defeated Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision. Whittaker will get to fight in his home country of Australia, holds a 13-2 record with the UFC and hopes to one day hold the UFC Middleweight Championship again.
Cruises past Marvin Vettori
Whittaker defeated Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Paris.
ANALYSIS
Competing at the highest level of mixed martial arts is not as easy as Whittaker makes it appear. Rob turned this into a rout following a razor-thin opening frame. He won virtually all of the striking exchanges between the two over the course of the final ten minutes, including landing a couple of vicious head kicks which would have put out any mere mortal on the spot. With the finish line in sight, Whittaker executed a beautiful takedown to close the show. Rob is now 13-2 dating back to February 2014. The issue for the Aussie is that the two setbacks have come to the man who currently holds the UFC Middleweight Championship, Israel Adesanya. Whittaker should be rooting for Alex Pereira when he and Adesanya meet for the title UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden this coming November.
Competing at the highest level of mixed martial arts is not as easy as Whittaker makes it appear. Rob turned this into a rout following a razor-thin opening frame. He won virtually all of the striking exchanges between the two over the course of the final ten minutes, including landing a couple of vicious head kicks which would have put out any mere mortal on the spot. With the finish line in sight, Whittaker executed a beautiful takedown to close the show. Rob is now 13-2 dating back to February 2014. The issue for the Aussie is that the two setbacks have come to the man who currently holds the UFC Middleweight Championship, Israel Adesanya. Whittaker should be rooting for Alex Pereira when he and Adesanya meet for the title UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden this coming November.
Date for Vettori fight pushed back
Whittaker's scheduled middleweight matchup against Marvin Vettori is now being targeted for Sept. 3, Alexander K. Lee of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The matchup was originally targeted for UFC 275 on June 11, but Whittaker was forced to withdraw due to an injury suffered in camp. It sounds like the UFC still wishes to make this matchup between top-3 middleweight contenders, however. Largely considered to be the best 185-pound fighter in the world outside of Israel Adesanya, oddsmakers had originally pegged Whittaker as roughly a (-225) favorite for the event.
The matchup was originally targeted for UFC 275 on June 11, but Whittaker was forced to withdraw due to an injury suffered in camp. It sounds like the UFC still wishes to make this matchup between top-3 middleweight contenders, however. Largely considered to be the best 185-pound fighter in the world outside of Israel Adesanya, oddsmakers had originally pegged Whittaker as roughly a (-225) favorite for the event.