Robert Whittaker isn’t of the belief that Israel Adesanya should get an immediate rematch for the middleweight title. Adesanya dropped the 185-pound title to Sean Strickland this past weekend at UFC 293. After the fight, there has been much discussion as to whether or not Strickland’s first title defense should be in a rematch with “Stylebender,” or against another challenger. While UFC president Dana White has already expressed that he believes a rematch is the way to go, Whittaker explained on The MMA Hour why he thinks that notion is “silly.” “Let’s take fair out of the equation.
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Robert Whittaker thinks it’s ‘silly’ for Israel Adesanya to get an immediate rematch – MMA Weekly