Robert Whittaker is confident that he will be able to hold his own in grappling exchanges against Khamzat Chimaev. Whittaker will look to hand Chimaev his first career loss in the main event at UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22.
UFC CEO Dana White knew he needed the right collection of talent to participate in a fight night card set for June 22 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is gearing up for a pivotal moment in his career as he prepares to step back into the Octagon for a high-stakes showdown against rising star Khamzat Chimaev, reported by MMAUK.
The UFC will be hosting it’s first Fight Night in Saudi Arabia in June and there will be an absolute banger in the main event. Dana White took to social media last night and announced that the main event will be a title eliminator in the middleweight division.
Robert Whittaker wants a title eliminator booking after defeating a version of Paulo Costa that he believe would have beaten a lot of elite middleweights.
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker steadied his ship with a close decision victory against Paulo Costa at UFC 298. However, It didn't come without adversity.
This past Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 298, we saw a banger in the middleweight division. Former champion Robert Whittaker (25-7) was looking to get back in the win column as he took on former title challenger Paulo Costa (14-3).
Now that he has momentum back on his side, Robert Whittaker would like to keep it going for the rest of the year. The former middleweight champion returned to the win column in the UFC 298 co-main event, outdueling Paulo Costa over three rounds for a unanimous decision triumph on Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
This weekend’s UFC 298 co-main event will see a middleweight clash that could determine the next challenger for Dricus du Plessis‘ middleweight strap. Former champion, Robert Whittaker looks to bounce back from his recent loss to the champion when he clashes with Paulo Costa.
Former champion Robert Whittaker is looking for a big finish at UFC 298. Whittaker will take on Paulo Costa Saturday from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
While many have opined that the UFC 297 main event clash between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis could have been scored either way, Robert Whittaker (24-7) disagrees.
This past Saturday on the main card of UFC 290, we saw a middleweight title eliminator. Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (24-7) was looking to secure another crack at the title.
The third fight on the main card of UFC 290, was a title eliminator in the middleweight division.
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will face Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290.
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