{"id":669,"date":"2019-02-07T21:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/Sports\/?p=669"},"modified":"2019-02-08T15:07:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T15:07:28","slug":"ufc-234-whitaker-vs-gastelum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/ufc-234-whitaker-vs-gastelum\/ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 234 Whitaker Vs Gastelum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Taking place at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne <\/span>Australia,<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> is the middleweight title fight between Robert Whitaker and Kelvin <\/span>Gastellum<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">.\u00a0 These fighters most recently opposed each other on coaches of Season 28 of The Ultimate Fighter.\u00a0 This looks set to be a close-run match \u2013 hometown favourite Whitaker will be pressed through by highly experienced Gastelum.\u00a0 Both of these fighters seem to have been around for a long time, but are still just aged 28 and 27 respectively, and are still both looking to cement their positions.\u00a0 The winner of this fight is likely to face whoever is victorious in the co-main event (see below).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The co-main event of the evening is another middleweight bout, this time featuring kickboxing sensation Israel Adesanya against the legendary Anderson Silva.\u00a0 Despite some lengthy layoffs in recent years for Silva his talent is undeniable, and with both fighters being ranked within the top 10 of the division, it makes for an interesting matchup.\u00a0 Adesanya has built up an impressive 15-0 record, with four of those wins within a year of joining the UFC.\u00a0 Some have questioned Silva\u2019s motivation for taking the fight, but UFC president has told Silva he would again get a title shot if he were to be victorious against Adesanya.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Rest of fight card<\/h2>\n<p>Rani Yahya vs. Ricky Simon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 135 lbs &#8211; 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