Former undisputed middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker claims he will be the undeniable next challenger to the divisional crown with a victory against the unbeaten, Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308 next month — despite another former gold holder already lined up for his own rematch with the incumbent, Dricus du Plessis.
Whittaker, who currently holds the number three rank in the official 185lbs pile, has been sidelined since he headlined UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia earlier this summer, taking on Russian starlet, Ikram Aliskerov in a high-stakes pairing.
And turning in a dominant first round knockout win over the Contender Series alum, Whittaker took out Aliskerov in place of an illness-stricken, Chimaev — who was sidelined from yet another return to action.