UFC delivers the best that its middleweight division has to offer when champion Israel Adesanya and top challenger Robert Whittaker meet for a second time at UFC 271. The UFC middleweight title fight headlines a pay-per-view card from the Toyota Center in Houston on Feb. 12.
Adesanya has been absolutely
-sublime at middleweight, with a brief detour to the light heavyweight title picture causing the only blemish on his otherwise perfect MMA record. "The Last Stylebender" (21-1) enters this title defense with a 10-0 middleweight record, eliminating elite 185-pounders like Marvin Vettori (twice), Paulo Costa, Yoel Romero, Kelvin Gastelum, Derek Brunson and Anderson Silva. Then, of course, there is the man he rolled over to win the UFC middleweight crown.
Whittaker (23-5) appeared poised to build himself a compelling case as UFC's second greatest middleweight champion, just behind the legendary "Spider" Silva. That spark was short-lived after being outclassed and knocked out by Adesanya in front of Whittaker's Australian faithful. The former champion defended his No. 1 contender's position with consecutive wins over Gastelum, Jared Cannonier and Darren Till en route to redemption.
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