Robert Whittaker finds himself in a tough spot after losing to Israel Adesanya at UFC 271. Chael Sonnen recently spoke out about the Australian's options going forward.

Chael Sonnen spoke about the subject on his YouTube channel. He believes Robert Whittaker has a clear path ahead of him if he wants to fight for a title again.

“If Whittaker can’t return, what does Whittaker do.

Whittaker just fought for a world championship in a sold out main event on pay-per-view. His next fight will not be that.

He’s a fighter, he wants to get back up, he wants to get back on top. Whittaker surprised himself at how well he performed.

The other side of that is if these guys were to go to a rematch, Adesanya now knows that OK you’ve got better in these areas. Adesanya is a smart guy too. Either way to get back to that point, either way, you’ve got to do something different.”

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Chael Sonnen moved up to light heavyweight after failing to beat Anderson Silva in two fights for the UFC middleweight title. He fought for the title against Jon Jones very quickly.

“Every time I see a former champion and or a #1 contender that can no longer get back to that opportunity, I have the same suggestion. The change of weight classes.

I’ve never seen anything in the sport get you a fresh coat of paint faster.

If Whittaker was to drop to 170 lbs or to bounce up to 205 lbs. My prediction, he does neither.

My suggestion is that he gives a good look at a new division.”