Robert Whittaker Pulled From UFC 248 Bout Against Jared Cannonier

Robert Whittaker will not be fighting Jared Cannonier on March 7. Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was originally set to meet Cannonier at UFC 248. As it turns out, Whittaker has pulled out of the card. The bout would’ve been hel…

Robert Whittaker will not be fighting Jared Cannonier on March 7. Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was originally set to meet Cannonier at UFC 248. As it turns out, Whittaker has pulled out of the card. The bout would’ve been held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported that […]

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Robert Whittaker Pulls Out From UFC 248 Fight With Jared Cannonier

UFC 248 has taken a hit as former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has pulled out of the card. Whittaker was scheduled to face Jared Cannonier at UFC 248 on March 7 in what would have been his first bout since losing his middleweight title to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 last October. However, ESPN’s Ariel […]

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UFC 248 has taken a hit as former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has pulled out of the card.

Whittaker was scheduled to face Jared Cannonier at UFC 248 on March 7 in what would have been his first bout since losing his middleweight title to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 last October.

However, ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported Wednesday that he is pulling out for undisclosed personal reasons. He adds that the UFC is trying to keep Cannonier on the card, though, there is no opponent locked in as of yet:

“Robert Whittaker is out his March 7 UFC 248 fight against Jared Cannonier due to undisclosed personal reasons, sources say. UFC efforting to keep Cannonier on the card but no opponent locked in yet, I’m told.”

This will be the third fight since the start of 2018 that Whittaker has pulled out of. The previous two were due to injury. As reported by Helwani, the reasons for this pullout is undisclosed.

Many on social media responded by calling for Darren Till to step in for Whittaker. Till enjoyed a successful middleweight debut when he outpointed Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244 in November.

A potential win over the red-hot Cannonier would ideally all but guarantee him of the next title shot.

What do you make of Whittaker pulling out of another fight? Who do you want to replace him?

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Derrick Lewis Says American Top Team Thinks They’ve Figured Him Out

Derrick Lewis believes the folks at American Top Team feel they have a formula to beat him. Lewis is scheduled to take on Ilir Latifi on Feb. 8 at UFC 247. Lewis will have the crowd by his side in Houston as he resides in Cypress, Texas. Latifi had com…

Derrick Lewis believes the folks at American Top Team feel they have a formula to beat him. Lewis is scheduled to take on Ilir Latifi on Feb. 8 at UFC 247. Lewis will have the crowd by his side in Houston as he resides in Cypress, Texas. Latifi had competed in the regional circuit as […]

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Alex Oliveira vs. Max Griffin In The Works For UFC 248

A welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Max Griffin is set for UFC 248. That’s according to MMA Junkie who confirmed the news with two people close to the situation. The fight is not official yet but an announcement should be expected soon. Oliveira is on a three-fight losing streak and will be looking to […]

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A welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Max Griffin is set for UFC 248.

That’s according to MMA Junkie who confirmed the news with two people close to the situation. The fight is not official yet but an announcement should be expected soon.

Oliveira is on a three-fight losing streak and will be looking to end the skid against Griffin. His most recent loss was a unanimous decision defeat to Nicolas Dalby at UFC Copenhagen in September.

As for Griffin, he is also coming off a loss to Alex Morono and has suffered defeat in four of his last six outings.

UFC 248 takes place March 7 in Las Vegas and is currently headlined — though, not officially — by a women’s strawweight title fight between Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. However, it is possible that Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Yoel Romero on the card too.

Here is how the card is looking as of now:

  • Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  • Jared Cannonier vs. Robert Whittaker
  • Danaa Batgerel vs. Guido Cannetti
  • Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
  • Li Jingliang vs. Neil Magny
  • Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose
  • Sean O’Malley vs. Jose Quinonez
  • Calvin Kattar vs. Jeremy Stephens
  • Max Griffin vs. Alex Oliveira

What do you think of the fight?

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Alex Oliveira vs. Max Griffin In The Works For UFC 248

A welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Max Griffin is set for UFC 248. That’s according to MMA Junkie who confirmed the news with two people close to the situation. The fight is not official yet but an announcement should be expected soon. Oliveira is on a three-fight losing streak and will be looking to […]

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A welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Max Griffin is set for UFC 248.

That’s according to MMA Junkie who confirmed the news with two people close to the situation. The fight is not official yet but an announcement should be expected soon.

Oliveira is on a three-fight losing streak and will be looking to end the skid against Griffin. His most recent loss was a unanimous decision defeat to Nicolas Dalby at UFC Copenhagen in September.

As for Griffin, he is also coming off a loss to Alex Morono and has suffered defeat in four of his last six outings.

UFC 248 takes place March 7 in Las Vegas and is currently headlined — though, not officially — by a women’s strawweight title fight between Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. However, it is possible that Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Yoel Romero on the card too.

Here is how the card is looking as of now:

  • Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  • Jared Cannonier vs. Robert Whittaker
  • Danaa Batgerel vs. Guido Cannetti
  • Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
  • Li Jingliang vs. Neil Magny
  • Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose
  • Sean O’Malley vs. Jose Quinonez
  • Calvin Kattar vs. Jeremy Stephens
  • Max Griffin vs. Alex Oliveira

What do you think of the fight?

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