Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will make his long-awaited return to the cage on home soil for the first time since 2016 when he collides with No. 4-ranked contender Kelvin Gastelum in UFC 234’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event inside Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, the hottest 185-pound prospect on UFC’s roster today, Israel Adesanya, will look to get over on one of the most decorated former champion’s ever, Anderson Silva.
Event: UFC 234: “Whittaker vs. Gastelum”
Date: Sat., Feb. 9, 2019, 2019
Location: Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia
Broadcast: Pay-per-view (PPV), ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass
UFC 234 Main Event:
185 lbs.: Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum (No. 4)
UFC 234 Co-Main Event:
185 lbs.: Israel Adesanya (No. 6) vs. Anderson Silva
UFC 234 Main / Under Card (Line Up TBD):
135 lbs.: Wuliji Buren vs. Jonathan Martinez
205 lbs.: Jim Crute vs. Ryan Spann
125 lbs.: Kai Kara-France vs. Raulian Paiva
125 lbs.: Montana De La Rosa vs. Nadia Kassem
145 lbs.: Austin Arnett vs. Shane Young
145 lbs.: Rani Yahya vs. Ricky Simon
135 lbs.: Teruto Ishihara vs. Kyung Ho Kang
*Fight card, bout order and the amount of matches subject to change.
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