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To try to erase the defeat suffered by Israel adesanya, which took place in the main fight of the UFC 243, in October, Whittaker will face an opponent who has shown quality and merit to be among the category's elite rankings. Cannonier is on a three-fight winning streak; one of them about the legendary athlete, Anderson Silva.
Although Robert recently declared that his focus is not on showing off or, at least, playing for the belt, the athlete needs to win again to always face the best opponents. Before being confirmed as Jared's opponent, Whittaker offered a chance to face the newest member of the category, Darren till, who debuted in the new division against Kelvin Gastelum and, after winning, he quickly jumped to fifth place.
The fight against the Englishman ended up not being successful and the UFC decided to make the confrontation between the fourth and first in the rankings official. The fighters are competing directly for a chance to become the next to challenge Adesanya, who still has no confirmed opponent for 2020.
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