Can Robert Whittaker successfully defend his middleweight belt for the first time at UFC 234 on February 9th?
Can Whittaker push his winning streak to 10?
Can Anderson Silva be able to return the clock to beat Israel Adesanya?
The UFC’s first pay-per-view of the year will take place in Melbourne, Australia, along with the middleweight title is going to be on the line.
In the primary event, Robert Whittaker will be looking to defend his middleweight title for the first time since becoming the winner on December 7th, 2017. Though he fought Yoel Romero in 2018, the struggle was a non-title struggle given Romero missed weight. Now, he’ll be taking on Kelvin Gastelum.
The fights will occur on February 9th in North America but on February 10th at Australia.
UFC 234: Robert Whittaker vs Kelvin Gastelum Odds
Fighter Odds to Win at Bovada (01/29/19)
Robert Whittaker -270
Kelvin Gastelum +210
Fight Record and Recent History
After fighting in 2018, Robert Whittaker (20-4) is back and ready to defend his belt on home soil. He is now riding a nine-fight winning streak dating back to June of 2014 and is undefeated at middleweight in the UFC. Whittaker won the interim middleweight name over Yoel Romero at UFC 213 at July of 2017 and has been encouraged to undisputed champion in December later Georges St-Pierre vacated the title. His last fight was UFC 225 in June where he conquered Yoel Romero again by split-decision.
Kelvin Gastelum (15-3, with a single no-contest) will be battling for the UFC title for the first time in his profession. Gastelum is on a two-fight winning streak after rapping out Michael Bisping at November of 2017 and then beating Jacare Souza by split-decision in May.
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