5 UFC dream matches we could see in 2019

#5 Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya

A match between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya sounds like a fantastic idea

Okay, so this one is obviously contingent on both men winning at this weekend’s UFC 234 pay-per-view, but if Robert Whittaker overcomes Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya takes out the legendary Anderson Silva, then there’s literally no reason why a match between the two Aussie-based fighters shouldn’t be the next UFC Middleweight title fight.

Whittaker has looked phenomenal ever since moving to 185lbs in 2014 – he hasn’t lost there yet and has defeated tremendous fighters like Yoel Romero, Ronaldo Souza and Derek Brunson, but he hasn’t fought a striker quite like Adesanya, who appears to be the closest thing the UFC currently has to a prime Anderson Silva (hence their fight this weekend).

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Could ‘The Reaper’ fall victim to the slick counter-striking of ‘The Last Stylebender’ in the same way that he fell to Stephen Thompson’s karate-based attack back in 2014? Or has Whittaker simply grown as a fighter too much for anyone to beat right now? If these two win on Saturday the UFC should book this fight ASAP – and look to fill Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium with it too.

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