Robert Whittaker has been anxious to return, and he’ll get to do it on his biggest stage yet. He is set to defend his middleweight championship when he takes on interim champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 5 (Oct. 6 locally).
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Robert Whittaker: Melbourne owed a show at UFC 243 and I intend to bring it – MMA Junkie