Dana White has confirmed that Jared Cannonier will be next in line for Israel Adesanya after his title defence at UFC 271.
Adesanya made the fourth defence of his UFC middleweight title on Saturday night by outpointing Robert Whittaker over five rounds in their rematch.
'The Last Stylebender' avoided the inevitable takedown threat from Whittaker and outstruck him in every round to win by 48-47 twice and 49-46 on the judges' scorecards.