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Robert Whittaker guarantees one-sided fight against Adesanya: ‘It’s going to be short and sweet, trust me’

Robert Whittaker is not intimidated by Israel Adesanya in the slightest.

‘The Last Stylebender’ has been praised for his career-defining performance at UFC 236, where he beat Kelvin Gastelum in a gripping Fight of the Year candidate to win the interim middleweight title in the co-main event.

Whittaker, however, wasn’t so impressed with the former kickboxing world champion. ‘The Reaper’ is adamant that Adesanya can’t take a punch and promised a one-sided, quick and easy fight against the newly-crowned interim champ in their upcoming title unification bout.

“It was a great fight.