R. Whittaker (left) was defeated by I. Adesanya (right) in 2019. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
UFC president Dana White confirmed that the rematch between Israel adesanya e Robert whittaker, for the UFC middleweight belt (up to 83,9 kg), is in the organization's plans for January 2022.
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In an interview published this Friday (17) by The Daily Telegraph, Dana White stated that he had hopes that the duel between Adesanya and Whittaker would take place in 2021, but found it difficult to find a date due to the Covid-19 pandemic. .
“That's what we're working on, we're working towards January 2022. I don't want to be arrogant, but we're going to do everything in our power to make that happen,” promised Dana White.
Despite being confident of being able to schedule the fight for January, Dana White regretted the fact that it would probably take place in the United States and not in Australia or New Zealand, the country where Robert whittaker was born and Israel adesanya was raised.
“Do you know what sh*t is? With everything that's happening now, when you think about this fight, it should happen there (in Australia or New Zealand), but that won't happen”, he lamented.
Israel adesanya e Robert whittaker They faced each other for the first time in October 2019, with a knockout victory for the Nigerian, who won the belt that night. Since then, Adesanya has defended the title on three occasions and Whittaker qualified for the rematch with three consecutive victories.
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