Because Paulo Costa has severe flu and cannot play, Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum will become the main characters of the UFC Fight Night event on April 17.
Earlier, the Robert Whittaker vs Kelvin Gastelum was planned to be held at UFC 234 in February 2020, unfortunately Whittaker had to withdraw from the event for health reasons.
In theory, Paulo Costa and Robert Whittaker will need this match to determine who is the number one challenge in Middleweight. Kelvin Gastelum, who is ranked 8th in the rankings, will be quite bargain if he can defeat Robert Whittaker – who is in the No. 1 position.
In the most recent match, Kelvin Gastelum had a winning match against Ian Heinisch at UFC 258. Robert Whittaker had 2 consecutive winnings also equal to the point, in the previous one, Jared Cannonier and Darren Till.
Whether Robert Whittaker or Kelvin Gastelum, both have confronted the reigning Israeli champion Adesanya, so a victory over the top rival will increase their chances of rematch.
Before UFC 234, Kelvin Gastelum was very confident that he would seek the opportunity to knock down the knock-out Robert Whittaker in the first half. To see if this time Gastelum could prove that.