Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-04-17, good mma fight: Robert Whittaker vs Kelvin Gastelum gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Gastelum vs Whittaker is the main event of UFC Vegas 24 (also known as UFC on ESPN 22). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Robert Whittaker record
The black belt in hapkido, bjj, karate, Tuf Ww tournament winner and former Ufc Mw champion Robert Whittaker entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-5-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world.
He lost to current #1 Israel Adesanya in 2019 (Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya) but he came back to win in 2020 beating Darren Till in July (Robert Whittaker vs Darren Till) and Jared Cannonier in October (Robert Whittaker vs Jared Cannonier).
Kelvin Gastelum record
His opponent, the Tuf 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum, has a record of 16-6-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the middleweight division.
He lost three consecutive fights between 2019 and 2020, agains Israel Adesanya (users’ mma Fight of the Year 2019, Kelvin Gastelum vs Israel Adesanya), Darren Till (Kelvin Gastelum vs Darren Till) and Jack Hermansson (Kelvin Gastelum vs Jack Hermansson). After this bout he came back to win with Ian Heinisch in February 2021 (Kelvin Gastelum vs Ian Heinisch).
Gastelum’s next fight: Jared Cannonier vs Kelvin Gastelum
Whittaker’s next fight: Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker 2
Whittaker vs Gastelum full fight video / highlights
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Official video
Official highlights – spanish
UFC Vegas 24 info
Event: UFC on ESPN 22: Whittaker vs Gastelum
Date: 2021-04-17
Where: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division: middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg)
UFC Vegas 24 fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 24 full fight card:
MAIN CARD
Robert Whittaker vs Kelvin Gastelum
Andrei Arlovski vs Chase Sherman
Jacob Malkoun vs Abdul Razak Alhassan
Tracy Cortez vs Justine Kish
Luis Pena vs Alexander Munoz
PRELIMINARY CARD
Alexander Romanov vs Juan Espino
Jessica Penne vs Lupita Godinez
Gerald Meerschaert vs Bartosz Fabinski
Austin Hubbard vs Dakota Bush
Tony Gravely vs Anthony Birchak
UFC Vegas 24 results
Here are the results of all the fights of UFC Vegas 24.
MAIN CARD
Robert Whittaker def. Kelvin Gastelum via UD
Andrei Arlovski def. Chase Sherman via UD
Jacob Malkoun def. Abdul Razak Alhassan via UD
Tracy Cortez def. Justine Kish via SD
Luis Pena def. Alexander Munoz via SD
PRELIMINARY CARD
Alexander Romanov def. Juan Espino via SD
Jessica Penne def. Lupita Godinez via SD
Gerald Meerschaert def. Bartosz Fabiński via SUB r1
Austin Hubbard def. Dakota Bush via UD
Tony Gravely def. Anthony Birchak via TKO r2
UFC Vegas 24 pre-fight analysis
UFC Vegas 24 pre-fight press conference
UFC Vegas 24 weigh-in
UFC Vegas 24 post-fight press conference
Whittaker vs Gastelum result
Robert Whittaker defeated Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision. Scores were 50-45, 50-45, 50-45.
Whittaker vs Gastelum post-fight interview
