ROBERT WHITTAKER - JOURNEY TO UFC CHAMPION-INFO4U-2021

 

Can we mix martial arts because I think it was just inevitable with you know the line of training I was doing anyway really to compete in mixed martial arts is to you know hop in the Octagon I never really thought about being professional mixed martial artists or making it my career or way of living until really I had won the ultimate fighter you are the winner over six regular UFC contract your winner you know I just love doing and I love the training loves fighting I loved getting in there and testing my abilities against someone else's and you know to me that was the ultimate form of competition Robert Whittaker is a devastating traditional martial artist who also has outstanding takedown defense and legitimate one strike knockout power.

 

Robert Whittaker he's one of these guys can face every style at any time because striking is his comfort zone.

the road to get here it's been bumpy yeah it's been bumpy farting the journey especially when you fight at this level and you fight to make a living this is no longer just a job or a hobby it's my way of life it surpasses that I'm walking down and my love is who I am I think Brunson's a bit underrated in my opinion I think his skill sets super strong he's got killer knockout power he's on lettuces and speed and the jury and he's got you know world-caliber wrestling behind him I can't play Brunson surprising here you can hear me so that surprised the hell.

the day he wanted it you know and he sucked a lot of dudes in that fashion you know I was install and plated paid my own game and yeah

 

Keke's part of my arsenal just because I'd use it a look in the past so they never the heart like show that then and there's it's great and I think a lot of people are getting weary catching on tomorrow right head kick now but it's sneaky I see all my the opponent is the biggest obstacle at the time and I see Branson as no different the team is the necessary step to becoming a better fighter you'll run out of time in setting up all of Shaka days credentials it's no doubt it's no secret he's next to legendary jiu-jitsu gang five-time jujitsu world champion seven and one under the Strike force banner won the Middleweight title back in 2010 thank God it's not a jujitsu match we're not wearing gays and we're rolling on the ground we're fighting.

 I'm very good at fighting Whitaker told me said he feels everybody flips out and freaks out and forgets their basics when they're on the ground with jock Gray said he's gonna remain calm oh and a huge win for him there to get out of that position nothing surprises me not fun my My favorite hand is the one that hits him so so whether it be the left or the right whichever one of my balls I can get on in you know is the new best strike he finishes Schokolade soda in round two what you think that out every time I step into the Octagon I'm a better version of myself my striking has been getting better every single fight Yoel Romero Robert Whittaker for the UFC interim middleweight championship  Yoel Romero Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling and one of the best athletes to ever cross into this UFC Octagon middleweights are lying if they tell you any differently when they get a call and this is the guy they have to fight.

Next, they're thinking oh man what did I do wrong unless you're Whitaker you know I'll start to the Florida mirror I think that's a tough fight I'll look for tough fights I need these tough fights to push me further I have a big career ahead of me and I need these trials if you win these challenges to truly bring the best out of me the Romero went more or less according to plan you know I'll puff my knee getting stumped in close around and have okay he's dumping on your left leg they took me a couple rounds and just to just come to terms with.

What I had to do to try and just workaround pasta that if we can't do a simple into that has hit a fight and you know we'll give up lose Whitacre moving a lot better here in round four then he was in round two that got Romero's attention beautiful takedown defense oh we caught him with that left rocked him standing cheer ladies and gentlemen Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero go the distance I would be the best fighter in the world and don't need this medal to say you the best part of the world everyone knows it becomes with it I'm kidding on y'all I clean I like shiny things as much as the next day just about a year ago Robert Whittaker at Yoel Romero delivered an instant classic tonight they lock up again Jaromir is a tough dude, he's done a B Ginny's versatile every way he's high level no matter where you look across the board Romera is such a weird style of slow motion movement combined by superhuman speed when you combine those two it's just so hard to figure out what's coming whoa I just punch the hole through time Oh big high kick in the champion.

I was hoping he would slow down the age but different didn't exactly fire Whitaker the world of trouble here Romero trying to capitalize metoprolol Romero's best shot on the chin that's the one how about the fortitude and toughness for Whitaker trying to stay in this fight the main event of UFC 234 Melbourne Australia welcomes back their own champ Robert Whittaker as he fights Kelvin Gastelum for the UFC middleweight championship Kelvin Gastelum, he has all the tools to become a UFC champion I had a gut feeling that I was gonna fight him but as soon as I saw him we're always gonna have to find Kelvin Gastelum with the biggest win of his career ain't kelvins a great father I think he's got a great skill set very well-rounded he's strong he's hungry he's young and you know I'm gonna have to bring my A-game to put it over these are my people this is my land representing Australia is the highest honor and privilege that I was a sportsman the Kenyan can achieve Hilton is coming to Australia to fight for Mike built on home soil for me man should be excited for this fight because whenever I ever had a boring fight it was very explosive it's going to be hard you know he needs to be all infamous fighting alloys he's nothing there's nothing to make it through the night