Whittaker to take top shot

ROBERT Whittaker will get the chance to become Australia’s first UFC champion, after being named for an interim middleweight title fight on July 9 in Las Vegas.

No.1 ranked contender Yoel Romero will meet Whittaker in a battle at 185-pounds as the new co-main event at UFC 213, with the winner being crowned the new interim champion and earning first crack at injured champion Michael Bisping.

The news comes after Bisping revealed a serious knee injury.