Adesanya, who has wins in each of those contests, feels that activity will benefit him when he faces Kelvin Gastelum for the interim middleweight title in the co-main event of UFC 236. He made his UFC debut on the prelims of UFC 221 in February 2018. Adesanya feels his approach to earning an interim title shot could become the blueprint for other fighters on the UFC roster. He has fought once since Adesanya made his UFC debut, That fight was a May 2018 split-decision win over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. The winner of the interim title is expected to face Whittaker in a title unification bout.

Source: Forbes April 06, 2019 10:52 UTC