The UFC is introducing yet another interim title to the middleweight division.
Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya are set to square off at UFC 236 on April 13, ESPN reported Tuesday afternoon. The bout will be for interim 185-pound gold. ESPN’s report did not state whether or not Gastelum vs. Adesanya will serve as the event’s main event.
Gastelum was scheduled to fight Robert Whittaker for the undisputed middleweight title at UFC 224 earlier this month, but Whittaker was forced out of his first title defense on fight day due to an abdominal hernia. Gastelum did not remain on the card, and in the new main event, Adesanya defeated former champ Anderson Silva by decision.