Israel Adesanya looks to reassert his dominance at UFC 271 this Saturday, which takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
The card is headlined by Adesanya, who defends the UFC middleweight title against Robert Whittaker in a rematch of their UFC 243 fight from 2019. Adesanya knocked out Whittaker in that bout, and he has steamrolled through the division in his ensuing three middleweight fights. Whittaker has also notched three victories since the Adesanya fight, and this is his long-awaited opportunity to reclaim the title.
UFC 271 also includes Derrick Lewis’ return to the arena where he was humbled last summer in an interim heavyweight title fight against Ciryl Gane. Lewis seeks redemption in Houston as he meets rising star Tai Tuivasa, who is riding a four-fight win streak but has yet to defeat anyone of Lewis’ caliber. Lewis is coming off a dominant victory against Chris Daukaus from this past December, and another victory will help resecure his top-three heavyweight ranking.
