Australian UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker (21-4) takes on unbeaten New Zealander UFC Interim Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya (17-0) in the main event of UFC 243 on Saturday.

UFC 243 live results, updates Israel Adesanya finishes Robert Whittaker to become the UFC middleweight champion. 12:43 a.m.: Adesanya def. Whittaker by knockout at 3:33 of the second round to ...

Israel Adesanya is the undisputed UFC Middleweight Champion. Adesanya (18-0) made quick work of Robert Whittaker (20-5), knocking him out in the second round of the UFC 243 main event in Melbourne ...

UFC 243 card/results. Israel Adesanya (c) def. Robert Whittaker via second-round TKO (punches) Dan Hooker def. Al Iaquinta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) ...

If you wanted a sense of how confident Israel Adesanya was heading into UFC 243 middleweight title unification bout against Robert Whittaker, you did not have to wait long.

Israel Adesanya extended his perfect professional record to 18-0 as he dethroned UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in spectacular fashion at UFC 243 in Melbourne, Australia.

Israel Adesanya faces Robert Whittaker in the main event of Saturday's UFC 243 pay-per-view card. The contest is a middleweight title unification bout.

Cormier: Adesanya's performance was out of this world (1:34) Daniel Cormier calls Israel Adesanya "the guy that makes people get together" and says his performance at UFC 243 backed that up.

Israel Adesanya's walkout at UFC 243 was in the making for decades, but the soon to be champion had less than four days to put it all together. Illustration by ESPN.

He’s got the frame of Jon Jones, the dynamism of a prime Anderson Silva and the ability to sell a fight like Conor McGregor. Israel Adesanya is not only the undisputed middleweight champion ...

Israel Adesanya Claims His UFC 243 Walkout Stressed Him More Than The Fight Against Robert Whittaker. May 18, 2025, 2:22pm EST By Pavan Sharma. Follow Us 17. Israel Adesanya (Image Credit: Getty ...

UFC 243 live results, updates Israel Adesanya finishes Robert Whittaker to become the UFC middleweight champion. 12:43 a.m.: Adesanya def. Whittaker by knockout at 3:33 of the second round to ...