The UFC middleweight title now has an official date for its unification.
On Friday, the company officially announced that reigning champion Robert Whittaker will take on interim titleholder, Israel Adesanya, in a battle to finally settle their dispute.
Victorious in his last nine bouts, Robert Whittaker (20-4) is still undefeated ever since he moved up to the middleweight division back in November 2014, making his last loss a TKO defeat to welterweight Stephen Thompson in February of the same year. Afterwards, the ‘Reaper’ bested notable names such Derek Bruson, Ronaldo Souza, and Yoel Romero twice, most recently via split decision, in June 2018.