Robert Whittaker did not expect to draw Reinier de Ridder for his next UFC fight. Former middleweight champion Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) will face De Ridder (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in the UFC on ...

Speaking with ‘Main Event TV’ recently, Whittaker confirmed that he might be back in action in July 2025. “I wanted late June, but the UFC is really fluid at the moment… they threw names ...

[Image Courtesy: @RobWhittakerMMA and @AlexVolkanovski on Instagram] Robert Whittaker was inspired by Alexander Volkanovski to continue pursuing another UFC title. On April 12, Volkanovski ...

Robert Whittaker thinks Belal Muhammad trying to prove a point against Jack Della Maddalena cost him at UFC 315. Muhammad (24-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC) lost his welterweight title to Della Maddalena (18-2 ...

Former UFC champion Robert Whittaker is back for a key middleweight main event. On July 26, Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) will face Reinier de Ridder to headline the UFC's return to Abu Dhabi.

In a reply to a comment on a recent Instagram post, Whittaker teased that an announcement for his next fight was imminent. "Fight news coming soon," he said. When looking ahead to the UFC cards ...

A middleweight bout between Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder will serve as the main event for UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26, the promotion announced Saturday. Whittaker, a former middleweight ...

Whittaker vs De Ridder will headline the UFC’s return to Abu Dhabi on July 26, and with a win over ‘The Reaper’, De Ridder would immediately put himself into title contention after just a ...

Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Reinier de Ridder gets shot at top-five middleweight against Robert Whittaker On Saturday, UFC officially announced that former ...