Rob Wilkinson is confident he would have turned things around in the UFC if he was given the chance, although it doesn’t really matter anymore. Wilkinson (17-2) lost twice in the octagon, including to former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, before he was released by the promotion in 2018. He hasn’t lost since and eventually found a home with the PFL where he became light heavyweight champion. Wilkinson, who debuted during the 2022 PFL season, finished all four of his fights, including a doctor’s stoppage TKO of Omari Akhmedov at the 2022 PFL Championships this past Friday to win the 205-pound title and $1 million at 30.
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