MMA Fighting · Dec 4, 2018
UFC releases official poster for UFC 234
Robert Whittaker defends his UFC middleweight crown in Melbourne, Australia, in February.Two big middleweight bouts are set for UFC 234, and the company has released the official poster for its return to Australia in 2019.
Reining 185-pound champion Robert Whittaker is set to defend his crown against fellow TUF winner Kelvin Gastelum at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 9.
In the co-main event, middleweight icon Anderson Silva will make his return against rising sensation Israel Adesanya, in what could be a tile eliminator bout for the winner of Whittaker vs. Gastelum.