IT’S been well-documented that Dana White is a big fan of Robert Whittaker but now, the UFC president has brought up the idea of potentially hosting the Australian’s potential middleweight title fight in Australia.

With his dismantling of MMA legend Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza at UFC on Fox 24, Whittaker cemented himself as one of the stars of the middleweight division, currently sitting at the No.3 contender spot.

Whittaker has a 6-0 record since moving up to 185 pounds and a shot at the UFC title appears to be on the horizon - even more so after White’s bombshell announcement that he was canning the Georges St-Pierre vs Michael Bisping title fight and instead having current champion Bisping fight No.1 contender Yoel Romero for the belt.

Whittaker’s potential bout could take place close to home, according to White.

“Let me tell you what: I’d love to be doing the middleweight world title back in Australia. How crazy you think that would be?” White told FOX Sports Australia’s UFC Fight Week in an exclusive interview.

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Robert Whittaker fights Derek Brunson. Source: AAP

“I’ve been saying for a long time, Australia’s been such an amazing market for us. Every time, talk about good fights, every time we do a fight in Australia, the fights are incredible. They’re some of the best fights I’ve ever see in my life.

“I always look forward to getting back to Australia. I love it there. Australia’s been very good to the UFC and to the sport of mixed martial arts. Now, it looks like you guys could potentially have a world champion.”

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Whittaker’s rise up the middleweight rankings was bolstered by back-to-back TKO wins over Derek Brunson and Souza, despite being the underdog in both contests.

However, the 26-year-old’s chance to fight for a title was in gridlock while Bisping was holding out for a fight against UFC legend St-Pierre, who tried to postpone their hyped bout until after October.

White believes the Australian has a bright future, predicting he may end up as the country’s first ever UFC champion.

“The guy’s an absolute stud,” White said.

Robert Whittaker of Australia. Source: News Corp Australia

“The way that he went in and handled Jacaré — and my big thing was, this fight’s gonna be determined by the first clinch — and sure enough, in that first clinch, right there in the first round, Robert Whitaker handled himself unbelievably in a clinch with Jacaré.

“They went to the ground, he gets back to his feet and he did was Robert Whittaker does, man. He started letting those hands go.

“That kid’s got absolute destructional power in both of his hands. When this guy starts punching, man, you’re in big trouble. He looked great, and he’s a super good guy. He has all the tools to be the first world champion out of Australia, in the UFC.”

Whittaker’s next fight is unknown at this point. There’s a chance he holds out until the title picture is clearer — something fellow MW contender Luke Rockhold has suggested the Aussie may do.