Whittaker: "The rematch with Du Plessis will be different."

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker says he wants to get even with current titleholder Dricus Du Plessis for his early defeat last July.

"I'm interested in Dricus. I want to think that my rematch with him will go differently. You can see for yourself - since our fight I've only improved and gotten better. I can't say I'd beat him right now. Dricus is a good fighter. But I feel like I'm capable of more," - quotes Whittaker BJ Penn.

Recall that on June 22 in the main event of UFC on ABC 6 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Whittaker knocked out Ikram Aliskerov in the first round.