HOUSTON – The UFC 271 middleweight title fight between [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] and [autotag]Robert Whittaker[/autotag] is official.
Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) and Whittaker (23-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) successfully made weight Friday at the UFC host hotel, setting the stage for a highly anticipated rematch of their October 2019 bout.
Title challenger Whittaker was a pound under the limit mark at 184 pounds. He was the first fighter to the scale. Shortly thereafter, titleholder Adesanya was the same at 184.
#UFC271 weigh-in results: @RobWhittakerMMA – (184)
Full results: https://t.co/I1ArwOkDeJ pic.twitter.com/2oID28bpUm
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) February 11, 2022
#UFC271 weigh-in results: Champ Israel Adesanya (@Stylebender) – (184) https://t.co/I1ArwOkDeJ pic.twitter.com/sez6oun501
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) February 11, 2022
UFC 271 takes place Saturday at Toyota Center. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.
Check out the video above for the highlights of Adesanya and Whittaker weighing in for the UFC 271 headliner.
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