Hats off to Israel Adesanya for booking his Robert Whittaker rematch for UFC 271 in February, a five-round do-over that will give “The Last Stylebender” the chance to bury “The Reaper” once and for all in his quest to remain 185-pound champion for the foreseeable future. Elsewhere on the card, an important middleweight showdown between Derek Brunson and Jared Cannonier takes place, with the winner moving on to challenge for the 185-pound strap!
Event: UFC 271: “Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2”
Date: Sat., Feb. 12, 2022
Location: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
Broadcast: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN, ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card)
UFC 271 PPV Main Event on ESPN+:
185 lbs.: UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker
UFC 271 PPV Main Card on ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET):
265 lbs.: Derek Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa
185 lbs.: Derek Brunson vs. Jared Cannonier
135 lbs.: Kyler Phillips vs. Marcelo Rojo
155 lbs.: Bobby Green vs. Nasrat Haqparast
UFC 271 ‘Prelims’ Card on ESPN/ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):
265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski vs. Jared Vanderaa
125 lbs.: Roxanne Modafferi vs. Casey O’Neill
125 lbs.: Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell
205 lbs.: Maxim Grishin vs. William Knight
155 lbs.: Mark Madsen vs. Vinc Pichel
UFC 271 Early ‘Prelims’ Card on ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET):
135 lbs.: Ronnie Lawrence vs. Mana Martinez
155 lbs.: Alexander Hernandez vs. Renato Moicano
205 lbs.: Fabio Cherant vs. Carlos Ulberg
185 lbs.: AJ Dobson vs. Jacob Malkoun
135 lbs.: Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Sergey Morozov
170 lbs.: Mike Mathetha vs. Jeremiah Wells
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change due to COVID-19.*
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