The UFC middleweight title is on the toll road at UFC 271, as Robert Whittaker is hoping for a wager at revenge on February 12.
At some stage within the Toyota Center in Houston, Israel Adesanya defends the title in opposition to the used champion in Whittaker.
This is a rematch from UFC 243 in 2019. In Whittaker’s residence of Australia, Adesanya tagged Whittaker several situations within the route of the bout. Within the 2d spherical, Adesanya hit a flurry of shots, with one of them taking Whittaker down. He landed one remaining shot earlier than the ref stopped the fight.
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Adesanya made his MMA debut in 2012. He’s 10-1 within the UFC since becoming a member of the promotion in 2018. After beating Whittaker for the title, he has efficiently defended it in opposition to Yoel Romero, Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori.
Whittaker made his MMA debut in 2009. After a hit “The Final Fighter” in 2012, he moved from welterweight to middleweight. He become as soon as to fight for the intervening time title initially, but plans changed and Whittaker finally beat Yoel Romero to was undisputed champion. Since shedding to Adesanya, he has overwhelmed Darren Until, Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum.
Will Whittaker or Adesaya have confidence any concerns making weight? What about Derek Brunson, who is shopping for a middleweight title replacement with a exercise over Jared Cannonier?
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Prepare alongside below for live weigh-in results heading into UFC 271.
When is UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2?
- Date: Saturday, Feb. 12
- Open time: 6 p.m. ET | 3 p.m. PT
- Basic card (PPV): 10 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. PT
- Basic occasion: Midnight ET | 9 p.m. PT (approx.)
UFC 271: Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2 will rob place Saturday, Feb. 12, with the early prelims kicking off the occasion at 6 p.m. ET. The prelims will launch at 8 p.m. ET and the major card will launch at 10 p.m. ET. Adesanya and Whittaker can have confidence to serene enter the Octagon around midnight ET, reckoning on the dimensions of the undercard bouts.
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UFC 271: Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2 weigh-in results
Basic card (10 p.m. ET)
- Israel Adesanya (184) vs. Robert Whittaker (184)
- Derrick Lewis (266) vs. Tai Tuivasa (265)
- Jared Cannonier (185) vs. Derek Brunson (185.5)
- Kyler Philips (136) vs. Marcelo Rojo (136)
- Bobby Inexperienced (155.5) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (156)
Prelims (8 p.m. ET)
- Andre Arlovski (246) vs. Jared Vanderaa (265)
- Roxanne Modafferi (126) vs. Casey O’Neill (125.5)
Alex Perez (128) vs. Matt Schnell (126)- William Knight (218) vs. Maxim Grishin (206) – This has been changed to a heavyweight fight
Early prelims (6 p.m. ET)
- Mana Martinez (136) vs. Ronnie Lawrence (136)
- Alexander Hernandez (156) vs. Renato Moicano (156)
- Carlos Ulberg (204) vs. Fabio Cherant (206)
- AJ Dobson (185) vs. Jacob Malkoun (186)
- Douglas Silva de Andrade (136) vs. Sergey Morozov (135)
- Jeremiah Wells (170.5) vs. Mike Diamond (170)
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