Robert Whittaker is 0-2 against Israel Adesanya, but the ‘Reaper’ believes a trilogy with ‘The Last Stylebender’ could still happen.
Whittaker returns to the Octagon against Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris in his first fight since losing to Adesanya at UFC 271 this past February. Despite now losing twice to the reigning UFC middleweight champion, Whittaker is confident that a win over Vettori would not only solidify his status as No. 1 contender, but also earn him another championship opportunity opposite of Adesanya should he defeat Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 in July.
It is a similar situation to that of Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, who are fighting for the third time despite ‘Blessed’ being 0-2 against ‘The Great’ in their featherweight championship fights.