No.1 middleweight contender Robert Whittaker spoke with the media at the UFC Vegas 24 Post-fight Press Conference after defeating no. 8 ranked Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision on Saturday. For the former middleweight champ, he believes a rematch with reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who defeated him by second round KO in 2019, is next. The no. 1 contender listed a handful of reasons as to why he should be next for Adesanya. “There is no other fight. There’s just that fight left. I have defended the number one spot three times against the next big thing,” Whittaker said about no. 4 contender Jared Cannonier. “I took this fight with Gastelum on a month’s notice when Costa pulled out.”