Robert Whittaker News
Israel Adesanya reveals who he's rooting for in Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus du Plessis fight
Lewis Simpson - May 18, 2023
Israel Adesanya has weighed in on the upcoming middleweight title eliminator fight between Robert Whittaker and Dricus du Plessis. The fight is set to feature on the main card of the upcoming UFC 290 International Fight Week event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July.8.
The Octagon is set to return to Australia for UFC 293 in September
Fernando Quiles - May 18, 2023
The UFC will be making its way back to Australia later this year. UFC President Dana White made it official in a video posted on the UFC’s official Twitter ANZ page. It’s good news for fight fans down under, as the promotion is set to run events in the territory through 2027.
Israel Adesanya vows to take things to new levels when he fights the winner of Whittaker vs. du Plessis: My next game will be something special”
Harry Kettle - May 16, 2023
Israel Adesanya has promised to take his game to the next level when he takes on either Robert Whittaker or Dricus du Plessis in his next fight. In his latest outing, Israel Adesanya was finally able to defeat Alex Pereira. He did so with a fantastic knockout, reclaiming the UFC middleweight championship in the process. Now, he has his sights set on the future.
Robert Whittaker claims Israel Adesanya doesn't want to fight him again: "I’m the biggest threat to him and his reign"
Cole Shelton - May 3, 2023
Robert Whittaker believes Israel Adesanya doesn’t want to fight him again. After Adesanya reclaimed his middleweight title with a KO victory over Alex Pereira at UFC 287, it was uncertain who would be next for him. Yet, Dana White announced Robert Whittaker would face Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290, and the winner of that fight would get the next title shot.
Robert Whittaker discusses his newly announced matchup with Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290: “I do believe that I am just better”
Susan Cox - April 28, 2023
Robert Whittaker is discussing his newly announced matchup with Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290. UFC 290 will take place on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena facility in Paradise, Nevada.
Robert Whittaker shares his thoughts on Israel Adesanya’s “petty” decision to taunt Alex Pereira’s son at UFC 287: “Dude, you can’t hold a grudge on 5-year-olds”
Susan Cox - April 24, 2023
Robert Whittaker is sharing his thoughts on Israel Adesanya’s ‘petty’ decision to taunt Alex Pereira’s son at UFC 287. UFC 287 took place on Saturday, April 8th and saw Adesanya (24-2 MMA) defeat Pereira (7-2 MMA) via a brutal KO/TKO at 4:21 of round 2 to claim the middleweight title.
Robert Whittaker set for title eliminator fight at UFC 290 against Dricus Du Plessis
Cole Shelton - April 21, 2023
A title eliminator fight at middleweight will be going down at UFC 290. On Friday, Dana White took to social media to announce Robert Whittaker will take to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290 on July 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. White also announced the fight is an official title eliminator as the winner will get the next middleweight title shot against Adesanya. This comes a day after White announced several middleweight fights including Vettori-Cannonier and Strickland-Magomedov among others.
Chael Sonnen dismisses talk of Israel Adesanya having a trilogy fight with Robert Whittaker: “How many times does he have to prove and re-prove”
Harry Kettle - April 19, 2023
MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has dismissed talk of Robert Whittaker getting a third fight against UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Following Israel Adesanya’s win over Alex Pereira, he is once again the king of the middleweights. As such, there’s been a whole lot of talk about what could be next for him in the division.
Robert Whittaker ready to “ruin a lot of other people's days” to get a third fight with Israel Adesanya
Harry Kettle - April 18, 2023
UFC fighter Robert Whittaker is ready to run through the middleweight division in order to get another fight with Israel Adesanya. Earlier this month, Israel Adesanya regained his UFC middleweight championship by knocking out Alex Pereira. In doing so, he avenged the defeat the suffered at the hands of the Brazilian back at UFC 281.
Chael Sonnen shares some advice for former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker: “You cannot be a Sandhagen”
Harry Kettle - April 14, 2023
MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has given Robert Whittaker some advice regarding a possible fight against Alex Pereira. Last weekend at UFC 287, Alex Pereira was knocked out cold by Israel Adesanya. In the process, he lost his UFC middleweight championship.
Robert Whittaker explains why he really wants to fight Israel Adesanya again after UFC 287: “I'm never gonna stop hunting him”
Harry Kettle - April 13, 2023
Robert Whittaker has explained why he’s hungry to go after Israel Adesanya and secure a third fight against him. Last weekend at UFC 287, Israel Adesanya finally got his revenge on Alex Pereira. After years of trying, he was able to knock the Brazilian out, reclaiming his UFC middleweight championship in the process.
Robert Whittaker has no issue with Colby Covington receiving another welterweight title shot: “Colby does deserve it”
Susan Cox - April 6, 2023
Robert Whittaker has no issue with Colby Covington receiving another welterweight title shot. The UFC and its president, Dana White, have voiced it’s their intention to have the welterweight champion, Leon Edwards, defend his title against Colby Covington next.
Robert Whittaker reveals he was never offered rumored fight against Khamzat Chimaev: "Let's wait and see what happens with this title shot"
Josh Evanoff - April 3, 2023
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker doesn’t have any plans to return right now. ‘The Reaper’ has been out of the octagon since his bout with Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris last November. In that outing, the former champion dominated. Whittaker wound up scoring a lopsided unanimous decision that night over ‘The Italian Dream’.
Robert Whittaker sends a warning to UFC champion Alex Pereira about fighting at heavyweight: “You stay well away from Jon Jones”
Harry Kettle - March 31, 2023
UFC fighter Robert Whittaker has given his thoughts on Alex Pereira potentially moving all the way up to heavyweight. Right now, it’s safe to say that Alex Pereira is one of the scariest fighters on the planet. The UFC middleweight champion has, up to this point, dominated during his time in the promotion. He captured the belt back at UFC 281 and next weekend, he’ll try and defend it when he battles Israel Adesanya once again.
Mark Hunt slams the UFC for ripping off Oceanic Fighters like Robert Whittaker and Alex Volkanovski: “Half of that money should have gone to him”
Harry Kettle - March 31, 2023
Former UFC fighter Mark Hunt has taken a shot at the promotion for ripping off Oceanic fighters such as Alex Volkanovski and Robert Whittaker. When it comes to fighter pay, few have been as vocal as Mark Hunt. In addition to suing the UFC over his UFC 200 fight against Brock Lesnar, Hunt has also spoken out about the unfairness of the company’s financial structure.
Robert Whittaker reacts after former opponent Darren Till parts ways with the UFC
Josh Evanoff - March 2, 2023
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was surprised to see Darren Till‘s recent release. ‘The Gorilla’ has been out of action since his clash with Dricus du Plessis last December. On that night at UFC 282, Till came up short by submission. However, he did take home ‘Fight of the Night’ honors following the defeat.
Khamzat Chimaev calls to face "nice guy" Robert Whittaker next: "We are going to have fun at the press conference and fight each other"
Josh Evanoff - February 7, 2023
UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev has settled on a weight class, and who he wants to fight next. ‘Borz’ has been out of action since his first-round submission win over Kevin Holland last September. However, as the story goes, Chimaev was not supposed to face ‘Trail Blazer’ that night. He was previously scheduled to face Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 279.
Alex Pereira targeting May return against Robert Whittaker if Israel Adesanya not ready for rematch: "I'll be ready for both"
Josh Evanoff - January 24, 2023
Alex Pereira is ready to face either Israel Adesanya or Robert Whittaker next. ‘Poatan’ has been out of action since November, when he faced ‘The Last Stylebender’ at UFC 281. While it was the two’s first clash in the cage, they had fought twice as kickboxers. In both outings, Pereira picked up the victory.