UFC 234 Predictions: Bleacher Report Main Card Staff Picks

Robert Whittaker after a recent title defenseCan you hear, I say, can you hear the thunder? UFC 234 is coming to you from Down Under.

Ah, that's very clever. And it's appropo of the event, which goes down from Australia and features two of Oceania's finest at the top of its pay-per-view card.

In the main event, Australia resident Robert Whittaker puts his middleweight title on the line against Kelvin Gastelum, an outstanding and proven youngster vying for first UFC championship.

The co-main event features arguably the UFC's fastest-rising star, New Zealander Israel Adesanya, as he faces his idol and GOAT contender Anderson Silva. A challenge against the Whittaker-Gastelum rival will be quick…