Kiwi’s big chance

New Zealand-born UFC fighter Robert Whittaker will get the title shot he has been craving when he enters the octagon against Cuban Yoel Romero at UFC 213 on July 8 in Las Vegas. With champion Michael Bisping sidelined due to a knee injury, Whittaker has been pitched into an interim middleweight title fight with Romero, with the winner expected to face Bisping in a unification bout later this year.