HOUSTON – UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya openly doesn’t like Robert Whittaker, but there’s part of him that can’t help but relate.
Ahead of a rematch at UFC 271, Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) said he’d be lying if he told reporters Whittaker (23-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) hadn’t improved since their first meeting in October 2019.
A big part of Whittaker’s reinvention has been his attitude and mindset – something Adesanya gets. As someone who has experienced loss, Adesanya recognizes rebuild and what it means.
