Robert Whittaker is expected to rematch Israel Adesanya following his unanimous decision win over Jared Cannonier at UFC 254, but ‘The Reaper’ isn’t exactly stoked about the matchup.
Whittaker lost his middleweight title to Adesanya at UFC 249 and, although he was knocked out, the New Zealander is adamant that the rematch will play out differently.
“He’s a tough fight, man,” Whittaker said at the UFC 254 post-fight press conference (h/t Abhinav Kini of The Body Lock MMA). “I’m not stoked to fight him. He’s a hard fight, he’s so good. And he only looked better in his last fight [laughing].