Will Robert Whittaker successfully defend his middleweight belt for the first time in UFC 234 on February 9th?
Can Whittaker push his winning streak to 10?
Will Anderson Silva be able to return the clock to conquer Israel Adesanya?
The UFC’s first pay-per-view of the year will take place in Melbourne, Australia, and the middleweight title is going to be on the line.
At the primary event, Robert Whittaker will be seeking to defend his middleweight title for the first time since getting the champion on December 7th, 2017. Although he fought Yoel Romero in 2018, the fight was a non-title fight given Romero shed weight. Now, he’ll be carrying on Kelvin Gastelum.
The fights will occur on February 9th in North America but on February 10th in 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 Present History
After just fighting in 2018, Robert Whittaker (20-4) is back and ready to defend his belt on home soil. He is currently 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 title over Yoel Romero at UFC 213 at July of 2017 and was promoted to undisputed champion in December after Georges St-Pierre vacated the name. His last fight was at UFC 225 at June where he defeated Yoel Romero again by split-decision.
Kelvin Gastelum (15-3, with a single no-contest) will be battling for the UFC name for the first time in his profession. Gastelum is on a two-fight winning series after knocking out Michael Bisping in November of 2017 and then defeating Jacare Souza by split-decision in May.
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