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UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 fight card

The UFC is back in Houston’s Toyota Center on February 12th for a middleweight title rematch between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. Adesanya became the UFC’s new king at 185 lbs when he thrashed Whittaker back in 2019, and now after a three-fight winning streak Whittaker has a shot to win back the belt he lost.

There’s no listed co-main event yet but one can only assume that Jared Cannonier vs. Derek Brunson is at least a backup plan in case something happens to either of the night’s headliners. Cannonier vs. Brunson was moved from UFC 270 to 271 perhaps for this reason.