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Robert Whittaker out of UFC 221 with injury, Luke Rockhold to fight Yoel Romero for interim title

Saturday 01.13.2018 2:49am ET  |  View Full Article

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    Robert Whittaker’s first title defense is going to have to wait.

    What was slated to be a homecoming for Whittaker at UFC 221 in Perth, Australia, has now been shelved. The middleweight champion suffered an undisclosed injury and his originally scheduled opponent Luke Rockhold will now fight Yoel Romero for an interim belt in the main event on Feb. 11.

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