UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum fight card shaping up

Check out the fight card currently in place for UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum on February 9th in Melbourne, Australia. The first UFC pay-per-view of 2019 was supposed to be UFC 233 on January 26th, but that ‘s cancelled, so UFC 234 on Fe…

Check out the fight card currently in place for UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum on February 9th in Melbourne, Australia.

The first UFC pay-per-view of 2019 was supposed to be UFC 233 on January 26th, but that ‘s cancelled, so UFC 234 on February 9th (February 10th in Australia) will represent the promotion’s first PPV of the ESPN era. In the main event, middleweight champion Robert Whittaker defends his title against Kelvin Gastelum. As for the co-main event, middleweight contender and rising star Israel Adesanya looks for another win, as he takes on the legendary former champ Anderson Silva.

This card is just about 2/3rds booked and it’s certainly lacking ranked fighters, although it should be noted that Kai-Kara France vs. Raulian Paiva appears to be taking place at flyweight, so the division lives through February.

Here’s what is on tap for UFC 234 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, keeping in mind we should see 4-5 fights announced soon:

Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva
Wuliji Buren vs. Jonathan Martinez
Jim Crute vs. Ryan Spann
Kai-Kara France vs. Raulian Paiva
Montana De La Rosa vs. Nadia Kassem
Shane Young vs. Austin Arnett
Teruto Ishihara vs. Kyung Ho Kang