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Robert Whittaker sees Israel Adesanya trilogy ‘inevitable’, disagrees with UFC 271 decision loss

HOUSTON – Robert Whittaker doesn’t think it’s over.

The former UFC middleweight champion feels a third fight with Israel Adesanya is bound to happen once again despite him being 0-2 against the champion.

Whittaker (23-6 MMA, 14-4 UFC) lost for a second time against Adesanya (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) this Saturday in the main event of UFC 271. The two fought for 25 minutes and a unanimous decision was awarded to Adesanya, as he scored 48–47, 48–47, and 49–46 on the three judges’ scorecards.

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