Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya at UFC 271 live

Australian UFC star Robert Whittaker will fight Israel Adesanya for the second time for the middleweight title, but not before an undercard including fellow Aussie heavyweight Tai Tuivasa up against Derrick Lewis.

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By Jon Healy

Veteran Bobby Green is dancing with Nasrat Haqparast of Germany.

Green's coming off an impressive win over Al Iaquinta, but did have two successive losses before that. Still, his 28-12-1 record in MMA tells you he's been around the block, and he looks too quick for Haqparast early in this three-round fight.

He's literally jawing at his 13-4 opponent, begging him to hit him.

«Oop, airball,» he says after the German misses with an attempted leg kick.

Both fighters copped an accidental finger in the eye in the first round, but Green definitely took the points, despite some blood running down his face.

By Jon Healy

(Almost)

Thanks for joining us for this UFC blog of Robert Whittaker's title fight against Israel Adesanya.

But first, of course, we have four undercard fights to get through.

That includes fellow Aussie Tai Tuivasa in a heavyweight showdown with Derrick Lewis.