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The two best middleweight fighters in the world will
compete in the new year 2022.
Get ready for the biggest UFC match,
Israel Adesanya will defend its UFC middleweight
title for the fourth time against its former rival and champion Robert Whitaker
at the UFC 271 main event in Houston on February 12. Representatives of the UFC
and Adesanya announced the match on Saturday night, but the ruling middleweight
champion apparently is not interested in a rematch with the Whitaker.
Adesanya (21-1) has never lost in middleweight and
has defended his title three times at 185 pounds. Adesanya defeated Maroon
Vettori by a unanimous decision in their final match at UFC 263 in June.
Adesanya has basically beaten all the newcomers to the middleweight division,
but unfortunately failed to get rid of John Blachucci as the light heavyweight
champion in UFC 259. Which was the first defeat of his career. He then returned
to his natural fighting weight for his second victory against Marvin Vettori.
Adesanya and
Whittaker have previously fought in UFC 243 in which Adesanya defeated Whittaker
by a second round knockout.
Whitaker (23-5) has won three in a row to get back
on the ballot line since losing the ballot to Adesanya. The New Zealand-born
Australian has won 12 of his last 13 fights. The 30-year-old Whitaker won the
UFC Middleweight title by defeating Joel Romero in UFC 213 in July 2017, and
was later made the undisputed champion. After the victory over Maroon Vettori
in UFC 263, the New Zealand player called 'The Rapper' for the match again.
Now the battle is finally settled for UFC 271, and it remains to be seen whether the Whitaker will be able to avenge his loss or whether Israel will continue to rule the Adesanya Middleweight Division.
Below is the current fight card , Date and
location
UFC 271 info
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Date: Feb. 12
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Location: Houston,
Texas -- Toyota Center
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Start
time: 10 p.m. ET (Main card)
UFC 271 Main
Event:
185
lbs.: UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker
UFC 271: Main
Card Prelims:
185 lbs.: Derek Brunson vs. Jared Cannonier
135 lbs.: Kyler Phillips vs. Marcelo Rojo
125 lbs.: Roxanne Modafferi vs. Casey O’Neill
125 lbs.: Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell
155 lbs.: Mark Madsen vs. Vinc Pichel
205 lbs.: Fabio Cherant vs. Carlos Ulberg
205 lbs.: Maxim Grishin vs. Ed Herman
135 lbs.: Ronnie Lawrence vs. Mana Martinez
155 lbs.: Alexander Hernandez vs. Renato Moicano
185 lbs.: AJ Dobson vs. Jacob Malkoun
135 lbs.: Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Sergey Morozov
170 lbs.: Orion Cosce vs. Mike Mathetha
Unhappiness and misfortune can happen anytime and anywhere.
Therefore, the card may be altered. Stay with us for every UFC 271 update.
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