The focal match of UFC 271, the next big event in 2022 was held by UFC, will be the confrontation of the Middleweight weighing championship. The two main characters of this match are Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. This is the second time they have confronted each other after 3 years without meeting on the UFC.
At the first time, it was also only until now, Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker in the second half. The match took place in October 2019, and this was also the time when Adesanya officially registered as UFC's Middleweight Champion.
Compared to its old general defeat, Israel Adesanya has a much more impressive achievement table. In 22 officials in the MMA matches, he won 21 victories and lost only once. In the framework of UFA, Adesanya won 10, lost 1. In the nearest Thuong Dai in June last year, he defeated Marvin Vettori thanks to the referee's ruling.
The advantage of Israel Adesanya is that he is proficient in many real martial arts such as Kickboxing (fighting 83 professional matches, winning 76, losing 5, drawing 2), Boxing (6 matches, winning 5, losing 1) and Jiu-jitsu (Green belt). In the framework of MMA matches, Adesanya had 15 knockout wins, and 7 of them were made from the first half.
Compared to Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker Thuong Dai many times but the achievement is not as impressive. The achievement of this boxer on MMA is winning 23, losing 5 (within the framework of UFC is winning 14, losing 3). He is proficient in many martial arts such as Hapkido, Karate (black belt), Jiu-jitsu (black belt) and object (Australia champion), but less comprehensive if placed next to Adesanya.
Before the match between Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker, the Tipico Sportsbook site identified the ratio of the victory more about Adesanya because of its more impressive performance, as well as the victory in the past. The ratio for Adesanya is -290 (set 290 USD to earn $ 100), while Whittaker is +220 (set 100 USD to earn $ 220).
With such a difference rate, many MMA pages say Whittaker is a risk but relatively reasonable choice. The MMA Junkie page of USA Today also said Whittaker would win this match thanks to the referee's ruling. The match will not end with a knock-out owl in favor of any boxers.