[VIDEO] Whittaker v Souza: Road to the Octagon

Robert Whittaker has landed in Kansas City ready to face the biggest opponent of his career in veteran Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza this weekend.

The fight which takes places this Sunday on Fox Sports from 8am AEST (UFC Fight Pass from 6am for early prelims) will put Whittaker’s six fight win streak on the line with the Sydney-sider not having dropped a single loss since making the move to middleweight. Souza on the other hand will be looking to secure a long awaited title shot should he derail ‘The Reaper’ and notch up his third consecutive victory.

Whittaker vs. Souza Fight Odds

UFC Kansas City is headlined by a flyweight title bout between Demetrious Johnson and Wilson Reis.

Fight Card announced to date:

• Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis — Flyweight title bout
• Rose Namajunas vs. Michelle Waterson — Strawweight bout
• Ronaldo Souza vs. Robert Whittaker — Middleweight bout
• Jeremy Stephens vs. Renato Moicano — Featherweight bout
• Alexander Volov vs. Roy Nelson — Heavyweight bout
• Patrick Williams vs. Tom Duquesnoy — Bantamweight bout
• Bobby Green vs. Rashid Magomedov — Lightweight bout
• Tim Elliott vs. Louis Smolka — Flyweight bout
• Aljamain Sterling vs. Augusto Mendes — Bantamweight bout
• Devin Clark vs. Jake Collier — Light heavyweight bout
• Anthony Smith vs. Andrew Sanchez — Middleweight bout
• Zak Cummings vs. Nathan Coy — Welterweight bout
• Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Ketlen Vieira — Strawweight bout