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Two things stand out in the UFCs middleweight rankings: the divisions depth and age.Behind 37-year-old champion Michael Bisping sit Yoel Romero (39), former champ Luke Rockhold (32), Ronaldo Jacare Souza (36) and former belt holder Chris Weidman (32, with a robust injury history).The glaring exception is Robert Whittaker. The New Zealand-born, Australia-raised striker is 25, six years younger than anyone else in the top 10.Im doing my own journey, Whittaker said. Im increasing my skill sets. Im surrounding myself with good people, and Im enjoying the journey. Im just scratching the surface of what I can be and what I can accomplish.The immediate obstacle standing in Whittakers path is 32-year-old Derek Brunson (16-3) in the main event of UFC Melbourne on Saturday (which airs live on Sunday afternoon in Australia).Fresh off a first-round TKO of Uriah Hall in September, Brunson has won five consecutive fights, the last four of which were first-round knockouts.Hes a killer athlete with a serious set of skills, said Whittaker (16-4), who himself beat Hall at UFC 193 in Melbourne. But if were standing up, were fighting my fight.If he wants to try to test out his killer power against my hands, then Im willing to take that bet.Following that advice at a window would net a plus-125 return for Whittaker, a slight underdog. But its a familiar position since his move to middleweight. In four career fights at 185 pounds -- a weight at which hes 4-0 -- Whittakers opponent has been favored three times.The primary deterrent for moving up in weight is sacrificing reach and strength to a larger class of opponent.The Reaper overcame a reach disadvantage in all four fights since leaving welterweight and will yield four inches to Brunson. Whittaker says his game is based on leverage and technique, and that he hasnt felt a discernable power difference at middleweight, rather the added energy in preparation has born fruit in the Octagon.I was killing myself trying to get to the 170 division, he said, laughing. A lot people say I look small, but Im a thick-set dude. I blame the Polynesian blood in me.The whole fight prep, Im eating and Im fueling my body instead of skipping out on the food and coming in half-starved to training every day.While added pounds havent hurt Whittakers performance, Saturday will reveal how he handles a brighter spotlight.The originally scheduled headliner between middleweight contenders Rockhold and Jacare was scrapped when Rockhold suffered a left knee injury. That promoted the previous co-main, Whittaker vs. Brunson, to a five-round main event, a first for either fighter in the UFC.Whittaker says a longer fight would favor him. And though he expressed disappointment in the Rockhold-Souza cancellation as a fan, he cant deny the benefit for his name to lead the marquee at Rod Laver Arena.To be the main event on any UFC card is an honor and a privilege, he said. To main event in my home country on a UFC card is a milestone. I truly take it as a milestone. At the beginning of my journey, I said one day I wanted to do this. Now Im doing it.Whittaker represents the modern breed of mixed martial artist. Instead of a decorated wrestler needing to learn how to strike or a traditional boxer struggling to master the ground game, hes blended multiple practices from early in his youth.He began training in karate at age 7, then transitioned to hapkido under Henrry Perez, still his coach at PMA Mixed Martial Arts in suburban Sydney. After earning a black belt in both, Whittaker took up Brazilian jiu-jitsu and has since graduated to a purple belt. He made his pro debut at 18.Whittaker entered the UFC conscience by winning the welterweight tournament of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. His quarterfinal victory earned knockout of the season, and his unanimous decision win in the finale over Brad Scott locked up a contract with the promotion five days before his 22nd birthday.I started for fun, I got the fever, and here I am today, Whittaker said. 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SEATTLE -- Mike Zunino got the pitch he expected from Detroit Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez and didnt waste the opportunity.Kyle Seager had two key hits that tied the score, Zunino lofted a game-winning sacrifice fly and the Seattle Mariners rallied twice to beat Detroit 6-5 in 15 innings Tuesday night for their season-high fifth straight victory.Hes got great stuff, Zunino said. I was just fortunate enough to get a changeup. Those guys put some great at-bats on him early and got his pitch count up and I was just able to get a pitch up.Victor Martinez gave Detroit a 5-4 lead when he opened the 15th with his 20th home run. But the Mariners came back against Rodriguez and took advantage of a pivotal error by left fielder Justin Upton.Rodriguez (1-3) issued a one-out walk to Nelson Cruz before Adam Lind singled. Seager, who tied it 4-all with a three-run homer in the eighth, followed with an RBI single to left. Upton booted the ball, allowing Lind to reach third base as Seager advanced to second.Zunino hit a fly ball to medium center field, and Lind slid home easily ahead of a wayward throw from Tyler Collins.Rodriguez converted 32 of his previous 33 save opportunities.These guys battled and to not be able to come through, Im a little frustrated. Its painful, definitely, Rodriguez said. Ive been here many times. One thing I have is a short memory. Ill be back tomorrow once again.Ariel Miranda (1-0), scheduled to start Thursday for the Mariners, entered in relief and gave up Martinezs homer but wound up with his first major league win.Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez homered off Seattle starter Wade LeBlanc, who allowed 10 hits and three walks in five innings. He left trailing 4-1.Seattle tied it on Seagers shot off Justin Wilson. Franklin Gutierrez singled to open the inning and Lind hit a ground-rule double with two outs. Seager drove the next pitch deep over the wall in right-center for his 21st home run.I threw a bad pitch to a good hitter, Wilson said. I wanted it down and away and I left it right in the middle of the plate. He was swinging and ran into it.Seattles bullpen turned in nine scoreless innings until Victor Martinezs homer.A lot of guys with not a lot of rest down there took the ball tonight, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. It says a lot about our team. We hang in there, we hang in there and when it looks its bleakest, we somehow pull it out. Really proud of our guys.Detroit jumped on LeBlanc for two runs on four consecutive hits to open the first. Ian Kinsler doubled on thhe first pitch and moved to third on Jose Iglesias single.dddddddddddd Cabrera and Victor Martinez followed with RBI singles.Cabrera led off the third inning with his 26th homer, making it 3-0.Seattle cut it to 3-1 in the fourth when Robinson Cano hit a leadoff double and Cruz followed with a triple off the right-field wall.J.D. Martinez answered for Detroit when he opened the fifth with his 14th homer.The Mariners loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth against starter Daniel Norris on consecutive singles by Gutierrez, Cano and Cruz. Right-hander Alex Wilson came on and retired three consecutive left-handed hitters without permitting a run.We had the lead late in the eighth inning and again there obviously at the end of the game, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. Give them credit, they fought back against the back end of our bullpen, against Wilson and Rodriguez, and they got the job done.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: CF Cameron Maybin, who has missed five games since injuring his left thumb last week diving for a ball, is expected to go on the disabled list Wednesday. I guess they call it a Grade 2 sprain, a little bit more significant than originally thought, Ausmus said.Mariners: LHP James Paxton, hit on the left elbow by a line drive Sunday, is expected to play light catch Wednesday. The swelling has continued to go down, said Servais, adding there is no definite date for Paxtons return to the rotation.ROSTER MOVESMariners SS Ketel Marte (mononucleosis) was activated off the 15-day DL and batted ninth. Were going to try not to run him out there eight, nine, 10 consecutive days, Servais said. Hes going to play a couple, get a day off and keep him fresh and sharp here as we go down the stretch. INF Mike Freeman was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma. ... Detroit claimed RHP Donn Roach off waivers from Seattle and optioned him to Triple-A Toledo. RHP Jeff Ferrell was designated for assignment. Roach was 2-0 with an 8.44 ERA in four games with the Mariners.UP NEXTTigers: RHP Justin Verlander (12-6, 3.52 ERA) starts the finale of the three-game series. Verlander, the AL pitcher of the month in July, is 8-1 in 12 starts since May 30. He is 5-5 in 10 starts at Safeco Field.Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (6-4, 3.55) wraps up the 10-game homestand. Hernandez is 2-0 in four starts since coming off the DL (right calf strain). He is 9-3 with a 2.57 ERA in 14 career starts against Detroit. ' ' '