Robert Whittaker announced today on social media that due to injury he was not medically cleared to fight at UFC 221 in Perth, Australia on February 10th, 2018 (the 11th for those of you in Austalia). Whittaker was set to defend his, no longer interim, Middleweight Title against former champ Luke Rockhold. However, with Whittaker out, the UFC has had to get creative to save UFC 221 from completely falling apart.
Yoel Romero steps in against Luke Rockhold at UFC 221
Losing the home town hero in the main event hurts, but fear not Perth people.