Revenge time has come! And it is vitally early on Sunday morning. UFC 271 will begin at 4:00 a.m. French time on the night time of Saturday February 12 to Sunday February 13 on RMC Sport. But the line-up is attractive, with a middleweight title battle, Adesanya VS. Whittaker, or the Lewis VS shock. Tuisava at heavyweight and Cannonier VS. Brunson, at middleweight once more. One of one of the best playing cards of this starting of the 12 months!
After the massive poster Ngannou VS. Gane for the heavyweight title, this February of insanity continues, with one other battle for an enormous golden belt. This time it's that of middleweight champion, held since 2019 by the Nigerian Israel Adesanya, who had obtained it after beating the New Zealander Robert Whittaker. The two fighters due to this fact meet for a rematch that guarantees to be simply enormous. Because the insolent conduct of Adesanya, worthy (*2*)throughout their first confrontation, should be an extra supply of motivation for a vengeful Whittaker…
In 2019, while he remained on nine wins in a row, so two against Yoel Romero to become UFC middleweight champion, New Zealander Robert Whittaker saw the arrival of a small phenomenon, the Nigerian Israel Adesanya. He had won all his fights, and held the interim title. In just two rounds, he unified the belts, slaying with disconcerting ease, more than borderline arrogance, a Whittaker overwhelmed by his opponent's striking. Since then, Adesanya has defended his title three times, winning each time, but losing his first fight trying to try the upper category, the light heavyweight, against Poland's Jan Blachowicz. For his part, Whittaker defeated Till, Cannonier and Gastelum, thus earning the right to claim the title again. Between two excellent fighters, it is therefore a grandiose fight that promises to end UFC 271 in style. on RMC Sport. But earlier than that, we may have already seen some very good issues, this card being notably attractive…
Lewis, Cannonier and Brunson additionally on this system
Do you bear in mind Derrick Lewis? He's the one Ciryl Gane beat last year to take the interim heavyweight belt, and earn the correct to problem Francis Ngannou, for what was most anticipated fight of the year. third among the many heavyweights, the American is again to face one other New Zealander, Tai Tuivasa, who stays on 4 wins in a row. Heavyweight among the many heavyweights! Just earlier than, it's nonetheless within the middleweight class, that of Adesanya and Whittaker, that we are able to get pleasure from ourselves: the third, Jared Cannonier, certainly challenges the 4th, Derek Brunson. The two Americans won't give one another items, figuring out that the winner of this battle may have probability of quickly being scheduled to problem the winner of Adesanya VS. Whittaker 2, for the title. An extra motivation, as if it have been wanted when coming into the octagon…
Sources: RMC Sports, UFC-fr