After fight against Borrachinha was cancelled, Whittaker asks for a rematch against Israel Adesanya

After the fight against Paulo borrachinha be postponed, Robert whittaker already has another target in mind. The New Zealander based in Australia wants a rematch against the middleweight champion (under 83,9kg) Israel adesanya. The information is from the websiteB.J. Penn'.

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According to the publication, after learning of Borrachinha's departure from the fight, Robert and his team have already asked the UFC for a rematch with Adesanya. With the miner's health problem, the staff of the former champion understands that he deserves to be the next title challenger as he is number one in the division.

The fight between Whittaker and Borrachinha would pit the Australian, number one in the middleweight rankings, against the Brazilian, number two in the division list. The winner of the duel would be very close to facing the Nigerian, owner of the category belt.

With a record of 22 wins and five losses, Robert whittaker owned the division between 2017 and 2019. After losing the title to Adesanya in the UFC 243, in October of the same year, the New Zealander had two consecutive victories. Defeated Darren till and Jared Canonnier, both on points, and consolidated himself as the number one middleweight.

After losing his unbeaten record to Jan Blachowicz, in the fight for the light heavyweight title (up to 93kg), in UFC 259, Israel adesanya will return to its original category. The 31-year-old athlete has a record of 20 wins and one loss and has already beaten names like Anderson Silva e Yoel romero.

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