An interim middleweight title fight is in the works for UFC 236.
Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum will square off at UFC 236 on April 13 at a venue to be determined. MMA Fighting confirmed an initial report Tuesday by ESPN.
The UFC has decided on a creating an interim championship while champion Robert Whittaker convalesces from his recent surgery for a hernia and collapsed bowel. Whittaker underwent surgery just hours before he was scheduled to defend his title against Gastelum in the main event of UFC 234 on Feb.