UFC: Robert Whittaker tells Israel Adesanya ‘I’ve got some tricks you haven’t seen’ after outclassing Kelvin Gastelum
- Middleweight champ Adesanya tweets ‘good job my son’ following Whittaker’s unanimous decision win against Gastelum
- ‘I think we should talk mate, it’s about time we crossed paths again,’ says former champ, who calls for title rematch at sold-out stadium in Australia
Robert Whittaker has called for a rematch against UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at a sold-out stadium in Australia following a dominant unanimous decision win over Kelvin Gastelum.
Former champ Whittaker (24-5) took a clean sweep with three 50-45 scorecards from the judges at the Apex facility in Las Vegas on Saturday night, outclassing the former title challenger Gastelum (17-7, one no contest).
That made it three wins on the bounce for the 30-year-old Australian against top-eight contenders since his second round KO defeat by “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya (20-1), where he surrendered the title a UFC 243 inside Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.
“Nothing but respect [for Adesanya], he’s a great fighter,” Whittaker said in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “But I think we should talk, mate.
“I think it’s about time we crossed paths again. We can get a sold-out stadium, they might even open up the borders for Australia in September.
“Let’s make that happen. Let’s see if we can get a stadium back home.”
