Australian Robert Whittaker is back for the first time since losing his UFC middleweight belt last year.
The 29-year-old will face Darren Till at a blockbuster main event on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, where the winner could hit a shot directly at the £ 185 title.
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Whittaker was completed in October by current master Israel Adesanya in front of a crowded Marvel stadium in Melbourne. He will try to beat Till again in a fanless arena on the other side of the world.
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Till made a successful climb to the middleweight division with a win over multi-year rival Kelvin Gastelum earlier this year, which gave the Englishman a losing streak.
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RESULTS
Main card
Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till – Middleweight
Mauricio Rua def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – light heavyweight – by split decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
Fabricio Werdum def. Alexander Gustafsson – heavyweight – on submitting the first round
Carla Esparza def. Marina Rodriguez – Women’s straw weight – by spitting decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
Paul Craig def. Gadzhimurad Antigulov – light heavyweight – on filing the first round
Alex Oliveira def. Peter Sobotta – Welterweight – by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Khamzat Chimaev def. Rhys McKee – Welterweight – on the first round of TKO
Preliminary card
Francisco Trinaldo def. Jai Herbert – lightweight – about the third round TKO
Jesse Ronson def. Nicolas Dalby – Welterweight – on filing the first round
Tom Aspinall def. Jake Collier – heavyweight – about the first round TKO
Movsar Evloev def. Mike Grundy – featherweight – by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Tanner Boser def. Raphael Pessoa – heavyweight – about the second round TKO
Pannie Kianzad def. Bethe Correia – women’s bantamweight – by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Ramazan Emeev def. Niklas Stolze – Welterweight – by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Nathaniel Wood def. John Castaneda – Bantamweight – by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
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