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Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum Reportedly In The Works

It looks like Kelvin Gastelum is the front-runner to challenge Robert Whittaker for the UFC middleweight title next. The question of who would be the next man up to challenge “The Reaper” for the 185-pound title involved two men – Gas…

It looks like Kelvin Gastelum is the front-runner to challenge Robert Whittaker for the UFC middleweight title next. The question of who would be the next man up to challenge “The Reaper” for the 185-pound title involved two men – Gastelum and Chris Weidman. Gastelum hasn’t lost since suffering a submission defeat to “The All […]

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Robert Whittaker Believes That Chris Weidman Is Ahead Of Kelvin Gastelum

Robert Whittaker has cemented his position as the best middleweight in the world after he defeated Yoel Romero for the 2nd time. Whittaker vs Romero 2 had everything that we wish for the main event fight to have. Whittaker showed heart and determinatio…

Robert Whittaker has cemented his position as the best middleweight in the world after he defeated Yoel Romero for the 2nd time. Whittaker vs Romero 2 had everything that we wish for the main event fight to have. Whittaker showed heart and determination in the face of adversity. He must now recover from a hand […]

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Kelvin Gastelum Was “Dumbfounded” By Dana White’s Post-UFC 225 Comments

For Kelvin Gastelum, UFC President Dana White’s comments about him after UFC 225 came out of left field. The main event of UFC 225 was scheduled to be a middleweight title fight between Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero. Unfortunately Romero misse…

For Kelvin Gastelum, UFC President Dana White’s comments about him after UFC 225 came out of left field. The main event of UFC 225 was scheduled to be a middleweight title fight between Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero. Unfortunately Romero missed weight and the fight was no longer for the title, becoming a five round […]

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Kelvin Gastelum Reacts To Dana White’s Post-UFC 225 Comments

That could be the last title opportunity Kelvin Gastelum gets in a while.

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Kelvin Gastelum was “dumbfounded” by UFC President Dana White’s comments after UFC 225.

The pay-per-view’s (PPV) main event was tarnished after Yoel Romero failed to make weight for his championship contest against Robert Whittaker. White would’ve liked Gastelum, who was in Chicago for the card, to have stepped in for the opportunity.

Instead White suggested that Gastelum was unable to do so due to “personal issues.” White seemed extremely agitated by this and said Gastelum needed to get these issues sorted out.

On today’s (Mon. June 25, 2018) edition of The MMA Hour with new host Luke Thomas, Gastelum offered his reaction to White’s post-UFC 225 comments.

Gastelum said that he was “dumbfounded” when he heard what the UFC boss had said (quotes via MMA Fighting):

“I was dumbfounded,” Gastelum said. “Because I don’t know where those comments are coming from. I just figured he was upset over me not taking the fight a day-and-a-half before.”

Romero would continue on in the main event in a non-title fight that went all five rounds. A case could’ve been made that the Cuban earned the victory, however, the judges’ scorecards told a different story as the Aussie champ left Chicago still middleweight king on the better end of a split decision.

Gastelum did admit that he was in negotiations with the UFC to be the backup for the fight between Whittaker and Romero, but those talks fell through:

“My manager was negotiating money to get from that,” Gastelum said. “I wasn’t gonna be doing it for free. That fell through. So they told me that’s not happening.”

It seems the week of UFC 225 promotion officials contacted Gastelum that Wednesday about potentially replacing Romero. Apparently there were already doubts about The Soldier Of God making it to fight night.

At that point, however, Gastelum’s diet was too far off. He had been consuming alcohol and eating in Mexico while foregoing any sort of training for a fight. The former Ultimate Fighter winner weighed between 200 and 205 pounds and was not confident he could make 185 pounds in a healthy manner by fight night:

“I looked down at my belly and I’m like, ‘No, I don’t think I can do this in a day and a half,’” Gastelum said. … “In a day and a half’s notice while I’ve been out drinking and eating, I probably would have been in the hospital if I would have tried that.”

As far as White’s comments, Gastelum would like to sit down with him and hash out their differences:

“I would love to sit down and see what those comments are about,” Gastelum said. “I just haven’t reached out to him about it. Eventually, I want to sit down with him and talk to him and meet with him and see what the future holds.”

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Gastelum: I Don’t See How Weidman Thinks He Deserves Next Shot

Now that Robert Whittaker has defeated the boogeyman of the middleweight division twice, it is time for “Bobby Knuckles” to meet a new challenger and on the short list of who that might be is Kelvin Gastelum and Chris Weidman. Weidman has already begun…

Now that Robert Whittaker has defeated the boogeyman of the middleweight division twice, it is time for “Bobby Knuckles” to meet a new challenger and on the short list of who that might be is Kelvin Gastelum and Chris Weidman. Weidman has already begun lobbying to fill the slot opposite Whittaker for the Australian’s second […]

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Chris Weidman & Kelvin Gastelum Go Off In Heated Twitter Beef

Tensions in the UFC middleweight division continue to rise.

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Chris Weidman and Kelvin Gastelum are clearly the frontrunners for a shot at Robert Whittaker’s middleweight title, but who will get the opportunity first?

Weidman and Gastelum met inside the Octagon last July, where ‘The All American’ took a third-round submission win. It was the former 185-pound champ’s first victory in four fights. After his victory over Gastelum, however, Weidman was sidelined with a broken thumb and is still recovering from a significant procedure.

In the meantime, Gastelum has been staying busy with back-to-back wins over jiu-jitsu icon Ronaldo Jacare Souza and former middleweight champion Michael Bisping. With Gastelum coming off two straight wins he believes he’s rightfully next in line for the UFC middleweight crown.

With Weidman getting ready to return soon, however, he feels that since he beat Gastelum he should get the first nod at the title. Gastelum recently took to Twitter to fire a shot at Weidman, saying he believes it’s only right he challenges Whittaker first this Fall:

Weidman soon responded by reminding Gastelum what happened last time they met inside the Octagon:

The pair might just have to fight it out one more time to determine who will fight Whittaker next. Whittaker defeated Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 225 last weekend (Sat. June 9, 2018) in a non-title fight after the Cuban missed weight.

He suffered a broken hand during the fight and will likely need a significant amount of time for recovery before getting back inside the Octagon. That means there’s more than enough time for Gastelum and Weidman to rematch and solidify who truly deserves to fight for UFC gold next.

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