Robert Whittaker and Brad Tavares -- two promising Middleweight prospects -- were hungry to climb the crowded 185-pound ladder at the expense of each other tonight (Sat., May 9, 2015) in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 65, which took place inside Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia.
And The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): "Smashes" winner needed just 44 seconds to send a savage message to the rest of the division.
After an initial feeling-out process, the pair finally began to exchange punches. Whittaker land a nice short left that put Tavares on his butt. The Hawaiian, though, sprung right back to his feet and fired off a few shots before Whittaker put him back down again with another nice left hook.