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Robert Whittaker is set to take on Israel Adesanya in a highly anticipated rematch at UFC 271 in February. The bout is expected to be very exciting and many want to see if the results are the same as last time.
Israel Adesanya had a dominant showing in the first fight back in October 2019. He became the UFC middleweight champion and has held the title ever since.
The odds have been released for the fight and Robert Whittaker finds himself the underdog at UFC 271. That suits him just fine heading into the rematch.
“I’m the underdog moving into this rematch with Adesanya,” Whittaker said in an interview with Unibet Australia about the UFC 271 fight. “(It) makes sense, you know. He already beat me once. He’s the current champ. He’s sitting at the high horse and he beat me the first time. It definitely takes some of the pressure off, being the underdog.
“No one expects me to win. No one expects me to go over there and dethrone him after he beat me already. Throughout my whole career, I’ve loved being the underdog. I love getting in there and defying the odds. I like going in there and proving people wrong. It gives me that little bit of extra edge.”
Robert Whittaker expects to be a better fighter once UFC 271 finally rolls around. He's improved in many ways and he expects a much better performance out of himself.
“As a fighter, I’ve changed plenty because you can see I’m trying to incorporate new angles into my game,” Whittaker said. “I’m not the same guy I was then. I’m utilizing a more complete skill set. Most importantly is outside of the octagon. I’m not the same guy I was then. I’m much more at grips with who I am, why I do things, why I train, why I want to win. The most important thing is just winning. It doesn’t matter if it’s for a belt or not. It’s about winning.”
