Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has given thought to making the move up to the light heavyweight division. It wouldn’t be the first weight class change for Whittaker (23-6 MMA, 14-4 UFC), who entered the UFC as a welterweight after “The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. U.K.,” in 2012. Whittaker’s first five fights with the promotion were at 170 pounds, and he won three of those bouts. He then moved up to the middleweight division in 2014, and won eight straight en route to the title
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Robert Whittaker entertaining permanent move to light heavyweight to finish career – MMA Junkie