Isreal Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker via a unanimous decision to retain to his middle weight title in the main event of the UFC 271. The pair clashed for the second time at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Sunday morning with a live audience of 0ver 6,000. The first fight was in 2019, and ended in knockout for Adesanya. Whittaker came prepared and took the fight to the length. The official scores were (48-47, 48-47, 49-46). Adesanya remains undefeated in the middle weight and has fought against all the top title containers like Marvin Vettori, Romero, Whittaker, Paulo Costa, Gastelum, Derek Brunson