It’ll be champion vs. interim champion Oct. 5 (Oct. 6 locally) when reigning UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and interim champion Israel Adesanya face off in a title unification battle at the 56,000-seat Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Whittaker (20-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) has suffered a host of injury setbacks in his recent career, but remains unbeaten in his past nine outings.
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