Whittaker-Till to headline UFC's July 25 event

A middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker and Darren Till will headline UFC Fight Night on July 25 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dana White announced Thursday.

Whittaker hasn't stepped into the Octagon since his title loss against Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 in October. The 29-year-old entered that bout riding a nine-fight winning streak. He was scheduled to take on Jared Cannonier in March, but he withdrew from the contest due to personal issues.

Till is coming off a win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244 in November. That was his first bout as a middleweight after eight fights in the promotion at welterweight. The Liverpool native challenged Tyron Woodley for the 170-pound belt in 2018, but he lost via submission.

The UFC president revealed the event's full lineup:

Main card

• Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till
• Mauricio Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
• Alex Oliveira vs. Peter Sobotta
• Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Gustafsson
• Danny Roberts vs. Nicolas Dalby

Preliminary card

• Tom Aspinall vs. Jake Collier
• Raphael Pessoa vs. Justin Tafa
• Movsar Evloev vs. Mike Grundy
• Bethe Correia vs. Pannie Kianzad
• Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Nathaniel Wood
• Ramazan Emeev vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov