Robert Whittaker has withdrawn from his showdown against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 234 on Saturday night in Melbourne, Australia, due to a hernia, UFC president Dana White told ESPN's Brett Okamoto.
Okamoto reported on Saturday that Whittaker was taken to the hospital after feeling pain in his abdomen on Friday night:
Brett OkamotoBREAKING NEWS: Robert Whittaker is OUT of his middleweight title defense against Kevin Gastelum. https://t.co/ZfPUEn9YQM
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