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Robert Whittaker Wants Yoel Romero after Representing Australia in Commonwealth Games

Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight ace Robert Whittaker returns to competitive action on April 4, although he won’t be facing Yoel Romero.

Barring the UFC rejecting his request, Whittaker will be representing Australia in wrestling as part of the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Whittaker took to Instagram to share a selfie as the newest member of the team.

A post shared by Robert Whittaker (@robwhittakermma) on Feb 27, 2018 at 12:46am PST

Whittaker is currently recovering from an infection, which kept him out of the UFC 221 event in Perth, Australia.