Robert Whittaker’s vintage performance against Marvin Vettori

Robert Whittaker isn’t going anyplace.

In his most up-to-date bout, the previous UFC middleweight champion proved to nonetheless be a world-class expertise and a menace to the title, regardless of being 0-2 in opposition to middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Whittaker (25-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) placed on a classic efficiency, defeating long-time contender Marvin Vettori in a unanimous determination again at UFC Battle Night time 209 in September 2022 in Paris.

You’ll be able to rewatch Whittaker’s win over Vettori within the video above.

Whittaker returns to motion this Saturday on the pay-per-view most important card of UFC 290. He takes on Dricus Du Plessis (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in a title eliminator bout.

UFC 290 takes place Saturday at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas. The principle card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC/ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

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