Robert Whittaker is the favorite to win the fight over Kelvin Gastelum at the UFC Vegas event

Robert Whittaker is the favorite to win the fight over Kelvin Gastelum at the UFC Vegas event

UFC former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker was recently rescheduled to fight against Kelvin Gastelum as his previous opponent, Paulo Costa was pulled off from the fight due to severe flu. As a replacement to the Brazilian, Gastelum stepped up to fight the former middleweight champion.

Fans of the sport actually seemed to prefer the fight between Whittaker and Gastelum to that of Paulo Costa’s. With the fight nearing, Best Fight Odds revealed the favourite to win that bout. Robert seems to have the edge over Kelvin in the fight at UFC Fight Night 188.

Robert Whittaker is coming off two consecutive wins against Jared Cannonier and Darren Till ever since he lost his middleweight title to Israel Adesanya. The fighter has a record of 23-5-0 in his professional MMA career. Both his last two wins have been via unanimous decisions.

Gastelum on the other hand is coming off a win against Jack Hermansson held in last July. The #8 fighter submitted his opponent in the very first round. He has a record of 17-6-0 with 1 no contest in his career.

Kelvin Gastelum opens as a +220 underdog in his upcoming fight

Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum

The main event fight between Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum will be held at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. The fight is scheduled to take place on April 17 broadcasting ESPN+. The TUF winner comes into the fight as an underdog.

Best Fight Odds have Whittaker, the former UFC middleweight champion, listed as the -275 favorite while TUF 17 winner Gastelum opens as a +220 underdog.

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum:

Kelvin Gastelum (+220)

Robert Whittaker (-275)

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