UFC comes to us on Sunday from down under, as Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, will host UFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya. This will be the fourth time UFC has put on an event in Melbourne. The main event is a UFC Middleweight Championship unification bout between the current champion, Robert Whittaker (who also won the welterweight division on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes), and Israel Adesanya, the interim champion. The co-main event will be a lightweight bout between Al Iaquinta and Dan Hooker. We have the full fight card for you as well as UFC betting insights on the key matchups.
UFC 243 Odds, Preview & Picks
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Event Info
When: Sunday, October 6th Where: Marvel Stadium, Australia TV: PPV Live Stream: UFC Fight PassMain Card (Pay Per View)
- Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesayna (UFC Middleweight Championship)
- Al Iaquinta vs Dan Hooker (Lightweight)
- Tai Tuivasa vs Sergey Spivac (Heavyweight)
- Luke Jumeau vs Dhiego Lima (Welterweight)
- Justin Tafa vs Yorgan De Castro (Heavyweight)
Preliminary Card (ESPN2)
- Jake Matthews vs Rostem Akman (Welterweight)
- Callan Potter vs Maki Pitolo (Welterweight)
- Jamie Mullarkey vs Brad Riddell (Lightweight)
- Megan Anderson vs Zarah Fairn dos Santos (Women’s Featherweight)
Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
- Nadia Kassem vs Ji Yeon Kim (Women’s Flyweight)
- Khalid Taha vs Bruno Silva (Bantamweight)
Robert Whittaker (20-4) vs Israel Adesanya (17-0)
- UFC 243 Odds: Whittaker -110 / Adesanya -110
- UFC 243 Odds: Hooker -160 / Iaquinta +140