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Not many people outside of Robert Whittaker’s inner circle like his chances. That may be all the support he needs to spring a career-defining upset.

“The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes” winner will attempt to reclaim the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight crown when he rematches Israel Adesanya in the UFC 271 headliner on Saturday at the Toyota Center in Houston. Meanwhile, hometown hero Derrick Lewis takes on Tai Tuivasa in a three-round heavyweight co-main event that virtually no one expects to go the distance.

UFC 271 “Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2”—which streams live to ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT—also features a middleweight tilt pairing Jared Cannonier with Derek Brunson, a bantamweight affair pitting Kyler Phillips against Marcelo Rojo and a lightweight clash matching Nasrat Haqparast with Bobby Green. ESPN (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) and UFC Fight Pass (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT) are scheduled to share coverage of the undercard, a heavyweight duel between Andrei Arlovski and Jared Vanderaa highlighting the nine-fight preliminary slate.

A closer look at the UFC 271 particulars:

THE LINEUP

185: Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker
265: Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa
185: Jared Cannonier vs. Derek Brunson
135: Kyler Phillips vs. Marcelo Rojo
155: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Bobby Green
265: Andrei Arlovski vs. Jared Vanderaa
125: Roxanne Modafferi vs. Casey O’Neill
265: William Knight vs. Maxim Grishin
135: Ronnie Lawrence vs. Leomana Martinez
155: Alexander Hernandez vs. Renato Carneiro
205: Carlos Ulberg vs. Fabio Cherant
185: Jacob Malkoun vs. A.J. Dobson
135: Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Sergey Morozov
170: Jeremiah Wells vs. Mike Mathetha

THE RUNDOWN

• Preview: The Main Card
• Preview: The Prelims
• Prime Picks
• Rivalries: Jared Cannonier
• 5 Things You Might Not Know About Kyler Phillips
• By The Numbers: Adesanya vs. Whittaker
• Sherdog Prospect Watch: Mike Mathetha
• The Bottom Line: Put Up or Shut Up
• The UFC Middleweight Title: A Visual History

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