A middleweight fight between former champion Robert Whittaker and the surging Jared Cannonier is on tap for UFC 254 in October.
Sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Monday following an initial report from ESPN.
Whittaker (21-5) was previously scheduled face Cannonier (13-4) in March before withdrawing from the contest out, citing burnout from training. He would eventually make it back into the win column with a decision win over Darren Till at UFC on ESPN 14 last weekend. Prior to this, fans saw “The Reaper” lose his UFC title, courtesy of a violent second round knock out loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243.