\u2018Stylebender\u2019 and ‘The Reaper’ had originally squared off in a title unification bout in October of 2019, with Adesanya emerging victorious by way of a second round knockout<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since that time, Robert Whittaker had put together a perfect 3-0 record, scoring unanimous decision victories over Darren Till, Jared Cannonier and Kevin Gastelum.<\/p>\n As for Israel Adesanya, ‘Stylebender’ had gone 3-1 since defeating \u2018The Reaper\u2019 at UFC 243. Izzy was most previously seen in action in June of 2021, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Marvin Vettori<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC 271 main event proved to be a hard fought back and forth affair. Israel Adesanya seemingly got the better of Robert Whittaker in the opening ten minutes, even dropping ‘The Reaper’ with a right hand in the opening frame. However, Whittaker would start to turn the tide in round three and then appeared to get the better of ‘Stylebender’ in rounds four and five. After twenty-five minutes of action the bout went to the judges scorecards for decision and Adesanya was awarded the win.<\/p>\n Official UFC 271 Result: Israel Adesanya def. Robert Whittaker by unanimous decision (48-47 x2, 49-46)<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2’ below:<\/p>\n I love me some Whittaker. Absolutely love the dude. But I feel like Izzy is unstoppable. In another season, Whittaker is champ. My gut says Izzy wins. Also, my wife loves @HerbDean<\/a> …so this is a great fight all around. #UFC271<\/a><\/p>\n — Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) February 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Robert](\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/pjimage-1-5.jpg\")
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