Fresh off a big win over contender Uriah Hall at UFC 193 in his home country of Australia, middleweight striker and #7-ranked Robert Whittaker (16-4-0) now faces a dangerous Brazilian in #13-ranked Rafael Natal (21-6-1) at UFC 197.
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The confidence of Whittaker has never been higher after his upset of Hall. But Natal also has an upset win over Hall and is on a four-fight win streak.
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UFC 197 takes place April 23rd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Daniel Cormier defends his light-heavyweight belt against former champion Jon Jones in the main event.