UFC 263: Dana White wants Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker title fight rematch ‘ASAP’
- White says ‘The Last Stylebender’ already told him days before win over Marvin Vettori he wanted Whittaker next
- ‘Adesanya has become a very badass champion for us. He is definitely without a doubt the king of that division right now,’ White says
Dana White said he and reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya are already talking about his next fight with former champion Robert Whittaker.
“Vettori is a tank, man, he’s so tough and durable. The amount of leg kicks he took and he never buckled. He was just in there with a much better athlete tonight,” White said at the post-fight press conference of Nigerian-Kiwi Adesanya, who lost his only fight in a heavyweight title fight against Jan Blachowicz in March.
White also praised 31-year-old Adesanya’s improved wrestling and takedown defence given he made the transition to MMA from kick-boxing.
“It’s almost like he gets better every time,” White said. “The other thing I love about Adesanya is that before this [Vettori] fight happened, two or three days ago, we got the word that ‘I want to fight again in October’. He hadn’t even fought yet and this kid is talking about his next fight. I love that.
