Robert Whittaker: "Israel Adesanya might have a long night against Dricus Du Plessis"
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Robert Whittaker talks about Khamzat Chimaev, Ikram Aliskerov and gives his take on Israel Adesanya vs. Dricus Du Plessis.
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The edit is hilarious, Rob was absolutely done with life
Shout out to the editor, you a real MVP
@niggakilla1166
6 күн бұрын
No. Micheal Venom Page is the real mvp
@MatthewMcRowan
6 күн бұрын
Oscar Willis pulling allnighters for yall virgins out there
@BrendannotBrandon
6 күн бұрын
Sorry, what happened? I see comments about the edits, what was the original? Edit: Oh it must be the translator translating everything he said, and it is now edited out.
@MightyZannn
6 күн бұрын
shout out to the translator.. he's not good.
Thank you for this version, the translation was unbearable
@ichamalam1547
6 күн бұрын
Same here 😂😂😂... I cant wait for the fight
@khalidsobh4001
6 күн бұрын
yeah, I'm actually arabic and it's not even a good translation at all 😅
@BlackKevin808
6 күн бұрын
It broke the tempo of the conference bad. Glad this version was made.
@MoMo-tk4uf
6 күн бұрын
@@khalidsobh4001 Me too the translation is from Shein 😄
@allahalkareem8055
6 күн бұрын
braces comment
Rob looks like he doesn’t want to be there, I imagine getting asked the same question every interview is exhausting after awhile
@themonsterbaby
6 күн бұрын
It's because the real interview he had to sit through an Arabic translation everytime he was asked something AND for every response. I'm so glad they edited it on this channel. It's literally twice as long in the unedited version on the ufc channel.
@franlovelsimic8421
6 күн бұрын
Yeah these press conferences might as well be canned given how 96% of questions are ALWAYS the same. And then on top of that you have a translator who translated everything.
@Ruddy_Games
6 күн бұрын
It's all because Dana only lets in approved journalists who won't say anything daring or interesting in fear of losing access
@JasonCoreyRice
6 күн бұрын
Yeah He has tone a tonne of interviews for this fight .
@fengshuimma9160
6 күн бұрын
Most of the mma media is horrible at asking questions, it’s mostly eye rolling reactions.
Rob out there with only one thing on his mind… SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE
@franlovelsimic8421
6 күн бұрын
IT'S TIME TARNISHED!
@iNC0GNEGRO
6 күн бұрын
He’s gonna try to roll away from a punch on accident.
@Nikkska
6 күн бұрын
Hahahahaha very true 😂 hope he’s wearing light armour for more I-frames
@glaiveb9957
2 күн бұрын
Was noy expecting two of my biggest interests to be in one place-
@kockoklosharcheto
Күн бұрын
I want his music as good as Dancing Lion's
Such a humble assassin! I've always loved Whitaker! Rob for the win!
@UnplugFromDeception
6 күн бұрын
Absolutely
@rock6394
6 күн бұрын
Ikram will win
@starseeddeluxe
5 күн бұрын
Robert Whitaker is similar to Sean Strickland. Neither of them really take risks when they fight, and their fights are tepid, and are really more like sparring matches. Whitaker could have blasted through Darren Till like it was a joke, he could have put him down in 20 seconds if he really tried. Imagine if Whitaker really tried to destroy his opponents? See his destruction of Brad Tavares to see what he's capable of.
@Jarrod_Gimbergh
4 күн бұрын
@@starseeddeluxeyou’re minimising the difference in skill level of his opponents. Brad Tavares fights nothing like Darren Till, who is a world class kickboxer in his day.
@positivelastaction3957
4 күн бұрын
Pretty hard not to like him. He's one of the nicest fighters. Don't think he is going to win this one, however.
Robert Whittaker looks like the leader of the warriors and swordsman back in 11th century 😂😂
Ddp’s bully style gives izzy probs. If izzy can’t sit at distance he has problems. Anyone who’s got in his face has have him problems. Sean, kelvin, alex ect
@maxmcclimans1030
6 күн бұрын
to be fair alex wasn’t that pressure heavy and izzy was beating him in the 1st fight up until the tko. izzy has looked amazing against alex u can’t really use that against him.
@shwiftt9925
6 күн бұрын
@@maxmcclimans1030 alex stopped fighting at range and pressured last round and tko’d him
@AMediumSizedKodiak
6 күн бұрын
@@maxmcclimans1030 mf really said "izzy looked amazing against alex" lmao, even the one time he won was a hail mary against the fence because Alex got SO comfortable with beating the same dudes ass AGAIN that he didnt even have his hands up.
@itzAndy03
6 күн бұрын
@AMediumSizedKodiak He is talking about the first (mma) fight which izzy was dominating before the tko in the 5th rnd
@maxmcclimans1030
6 күн бұрын
@@AMediumSizedKodiak he was willing every single round up until the 5th u casual.
Robert whisttaker doesn’t get talked about enough as one of the best middle weights of all time. his resume speaks for himself. he’s went through murderers row and is still competing at a high level. insane
They need to hire a fan of the ufc as a translator
Ty for the edit, ur the mvp
I think DDP will bulldoze him. the counter to Izzy is to do long combos and travel forwards a long way... he doesn't move back very much. he is great at evading 2-3 shot combos but he often stands his ground and uses head/torso movement. if I'm ddp, i prepare to weather a counter strike in exchange for wading in and grabbing izzy. if he can get him down i think he'll be too strong. ddp kicks also extremely underrated
@rocktekomb
6 күн бұрын
facts
@steventheron3217
6 күн бұрын
Yes, his kicks are very good!
@AB-ho1cr
6 күн бұрын
Dudes might survive but he’s not weathering the same straight Alex ran into lol. With his increased length he can hit the check hook that Rob got kod on in the first fight against Izzy if he’s fast enough though.
@devingarcia2178
6 күн бұрын
Izzy's probably gonna take Omalley's approach to aljo, too much of a gap in wrestling experience imo
@Akira12974
6 күн бұрын
You can't do long combos and wade forward against Izzy unless you are Sean Strickland. Ddp does not have the same defense that dsean had, if he tries this style bender is putting his ass to sleep fast
Another soul for the reappaaa
@TheNamelessKinq
6 күн бұрын
@@owens7945Ikram is gonna get 50-45d. Cope kid.
@meatrocket6979
6 күн бұрын
@@TheNamelessKinqno way bro ikram is gonna ko Whittaker just watch and it’s gonna b early too
@calcifiedinnerbaldur
6 күн бұрын
@@meatrocket6979
@cobywarren5103
4 күн бұрын
@@gibgibbo5738 💀
@subek1205
4 күн бұрын
@@gibgibbo5738 💀
Robert is great guy and great fighter yesterdey i rewatch his fight wit Romero, oh man what a fight that was
@romeibarra3153
6 күн бұрын
Hell yea
@John.Flower.Productions
6 күн бұрын
He is a really great guy and he was a great fighter. That is a damn shame but that is the truth.
@deheimer
6 күн бұрын
@@John.Flower.Productions Robert is one of my fav fighters but I feel like his downfall has begun. He's a chinny chin pillow limbed man right now. Wouldn't be surprised if ikram gets him outta there.
@John.Flower.Productions
5 күн бұрын
@@deheimer I wouldn't be surprised at all. It is usually easy to see a fighter's physical decline (reflexes, speed, whatever) but Whitaker just doesn't seem to have it in him anymore.
@deheimer
5 күн бұрын
@@John.Flower.Productions yeah man it's hard to trust him after what happened in the dricus fight. And the Costa fight got way closer than it was supposed to, in hindsight. but I'll be happy if rob pulls it off
Thank you Mac Life for this edited version.
Please always edit out translations
Let’s go Bobby 👊🏻 and much love to your Saudi Arabian fans doing the Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi chant, respect from Australia 🇦🇺
The thing is, if Izzy wins then there's no title shot for Rob but if DDP retains then there is a possibility of a second fight between them. So Whittaker would say that. The match up I'd love to see is Sean Strickland vs Bobby Knuckles
@doyourownresearch7297
6 күн бұрын
he might actually be stating his real opinion?
@JSamad
6 күн бұрын
DDP's wrestling can cause Izzy major problems. Izzy isn't on the same level of grappling as Sean.
@maxmcclimans1030
6 күн бұрын
@@JSamadizzys td defense is great. now he hasnt fought a grappler like dricus outside of romero. it’s a close fight. ddp isn’t just going to blow through the 2nd greatest mw of all time. izzy was a years long champ for a reason.
@ExcitedJaguar-hr6kq
6 күн бұрын
Why wouldn’t there be a shot for Rob if Izzy wins? If Rob takes out Ikram, Izzy vs Rob 3 makes sense. Sean vs DDP 2 for #1
@philharland7763
6 күн бұрын
Sean Strickland regains the belt then is KOed by Bobby (the reaper) Knuckles which sets in place a glorious reign as champ.
Robert seems to be locked in! Love that!
I love the respect Rob gives to all his opponents. a true martial artist and warrior!
I feel like Robert's in a really good place. I've always been a fan of his which kind of got sidetracked because I was such a huge Izzy fan which I still am, but never lost. Hope in rob. Glad he hasn't lost. Hope in himself. Can't wait to see him fight regardless
Subbed of you actually taking the time to edit out extras unlike most channels lol
rob is simply amongst the most enjoyable fighters to watch in combat sports
The reaper
Rob's never had an easy fight,. Can't wait to see what he will bring into this fight
Good interview questions
Hoping Rob wins and DDP retains for the rematch to be for the title
@DynastyIcon
6 күн бұрын
if that does happen, i think they'll give the shot to Strickland instead of Whittaker, DDP & Strickland was a very close fight, Whittaker got finished by DDP... not many ppl have been wanting a DDP/Whittaker rematch, everyone wants a DDP/Strickland rematch
@jesse5823
6 күн бұрын
Strickland is forsure next for title shot but if Whittaker isn’t too damaged after this fight maybe strickland vs Whittaker could be a title contender fight
@lw9954
6 күн бұрын
@@jesse5823 doubt that considering sean's already n1 contender
Sean is next, no matter who wins. If ikram wins, he can be a ranked fighter 🤣. If rob wins, they might allow him to fight sean as a number one contender elimition bout. But sean deserves the next shot without having to fight anyone else.
Rob my man. I wish you the best and hope you win. But I have an uneasy feeling :(.
They couldn't find a translator that could speak either language?
Rob "never heard of Ikram" whittaker
@wildberry752
6 күн бұрын
Great guy never met him
@alexrobushi7043
5 күн бұрын
That’s fine because ikram will beat him
It's not a harder task, it's simple fighting.
Rob with a W
Robert one of my fav middle weights of all time 🎉 get it done
Let’s go Rob!
Editor… This W is for you
That reaper shirt is sick. Let me get a hoodie with that
Love a rob interview proper he’s so yeah nah how you going
Love this dude
I was more excited about this fight than Connor vs Chandler. I was so bummed when both fell through. I love Whittaker. Khamzat is a way more entertaining matchup. I was excited to see him against a true top middleweight. Robert has a huge advantage now though. When you go through a full camp and are peaked and fight a guy on short notice without a full camp you have a clear advantage. I’d like to see Whittaker vs Strickland next and the winner get the title shot
Let’s go Robert knuckles!!!
Let's go Robert ✌️❤️✌️
Let's go Robert
Rob jus wanting to play Erdtree right now
I didn't know rob understood a different language, wtf 😂
@childishronin6963
6 күн бұрын
It was said in English first
@mikewebster8224
6 күн бұрын
Yeah, he speaks fluent Arabic & Farsi. He learned it gaming with Middle-Easterners
@besmart2350
6 күн бұрын
Rob has a beard like a real terrorist guy, why you surprised
Weird press conference
Whittaker is the fkn MAN!!!
Roberts face is starting to change, he's going into his older face, managed to keep his young look for a long time
@grays617
5 күн бұрын
A fighter in their 30s in supposed to look 20? 🤣
@Yoyo-gf3oi
5 күн бұрын
@grays617 no I'm saying he held onto his younger looks for a long time, he's not supposed to but he did
Sean was a hard fight for Izzy because of his amazingly tight defenses + the constant aggression. DDP has all the defense of a freshly waxed moose. The two things are not comparable. Bobbie is taking the piss.
Robert is a hero any ways bro. As a man father. Next level shit bro 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Robert ❤The reaperrrrrrr
Main diff between Khamzat and Aliskerov is that while Khamzat is utilises a heavy offensive wrestling approach, Aliskerov is more antiwrestling. nonetheless, he is just as good a wrestler as all top dagestani wrestlers. the fight will be on the feetwhere Whitaker has the speed and distance advantage
@johnososkalo4705
6 күн бұрын
Aliskerov is a 4 time world sambo champ. If he is having any sort of trouble on the feet again Rob he'll take it to ground easy and submit. But I think he has the advantage on the feet as well and a very good chance he KOs Bobby...
@johnososkalo4705
6 күн бұрын
against
@randy_wombat
6 күн бұрын
@@johnososkalo4705Have never seen Aliskerov against high level strikers like Rob has fought. Also doubt he easily takes Rob down and submits him.
@jamiedavid8023
6 күн бұрын
@@johnososkalo4705 you are confusing wrestling with bjj. Wrestlers count on top control. They often don't finish the fight by sub just coz it's on the ground. Like I said, while Aliskerov is a top sambo wrestler, in the cage, it rarely makes up for his main offence like Khabib or Khamzat or Usman ... Hence the fight will be on the feet. Problem there is that Rob has good distance management unlike Ikram. Hence, Ikram is likely to get pieced up despite how good he is
@mr.hungrytiger6572
6 күн бұрын
@@johnososkalo4705romero didn't takedown rob the whole 2 fights. How do you expecting that the unranked fighter will takedown rob??!! Say something logic
Whittaker is one to talk especially when Izzy bodied him twice and dricus bodied him as well. And has no highlights to talk about recently.
I want the best for Whittaker he's an amazing fight and seems to be a great person! LETS FKIN GO WHITTAKER! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Why do we have a translator when both the press and fighter speak english???
@boxingexpert9065
6 күн бұрын
The public don't
@dylanflynn5846
6 күн бұрын
@boxingexpert9065 who the hell cares? They don't do that shit when they go to other countries. Gotta lay down the red carpet and pander to the Arabs tho...
@besmart2350
6 күн бұрын
@@boxingexpert9065they should learn normal language instead of this some kind of terrorist language
@saiporeddy7303
6 күн бұрын
@@besmart2350danm 😂
@boxingexpert9065
6 күн бұрын
@@besmart2350 Idiot
Whittaker in my view is not just a champion, hes not just a human being, the man seem like an angel to me
Rob got fucked up by DDP so his logic is that applies to Izzy. 🤔😂
Bobby Knuckles going to give this guy the five knuckle shuffle.
Middleweight is the most competent and interesting division rte now. Ddp, sean, adesanya, khamzat, whittaker, aliskrov.
@Bob62798
6 күн бұрын
It’s interesting but middleweight is probably the least competent men’s division outside of heavyweight
@maxmcclimans1030
6 күн бұрын
@@Bob62798gotta be lhw.
@papaalmighty
6 күн бұрын
@@maxmcclimans1030 HW, if you are not horrifically obese and have an iq over 30 you are a top 10 fighter.
@rabiyonoko5631
6 күн бұрын
Why mention aliskrov he’s unranked 😂
lmao rob's eyeroll at 4:36 by TKO
I just think Izzy has fought opponents similar to Dricus his whole career and the reverse isn’t true for Dricus
First time in ufc press sombody speak arabic مرحبافيك شكرا جزيلا
@TheWorldStageGeopolitics
6 күн бұрын
As an english first speaker who is learning Arabic - سلام! - test my arabic a bit lol - لغتي العربية ضعيف
Cmon Rob get the job done not sure if he will get the title shot next after DDP Izzy but he deserves it with a win 😈
that translater had no idea what he was doing. Bad translation and didnt even know the fighter names.
Even the editor said fuck the translator. Editor the Real MVP
Translation was fkd up lol
@besmart2350
6 күн бұрын
Why they translate to some kind of Muslim language if the guy is from New Zealand?
@Fadentic
6 күн бұрын
@@besmart2350 because the event is in saudi arabia
@anismohammed-avvali4809
6 күн бұрын
@@besmart2350muslim Language 😂😂 it’s just Arabic haha
@besmart2350
6 күн бұрын
@anismohammed-avvali4809 Christianity will prevail against the darkness
@MaturishGambino
6 күн бұрын
@@besmart2350relax bud
Bobby knuckles is the best and I’ll fight you about it. Name a fighter so nerdy, so cool, so funny, then so good. Just a class act and a spectacular fighter
@rock6394
6 күн бұрын
Sean will destroy Robert
Bobby voice is so low pitch. Boy is in the sauce
Can Whittaker adopt a Strickland stance so Adensanya wont hook him into oblivion again?
❤❤❤
I like Rob but he has a tough fight this weekend 🇦🇺 #UFC
Sean has great defense to pressure adesanya safely though, dricus doesn't, and adesanya has much more power than sean, so when he lands on dricus like sean did, i see him hurting dricus
Bobby's pretty scary when his angry lol
Rob just wants to get back to the hotel and game 😂
Whittaker talking about his dads
Mark my words! Ikram is gonna grapple tf outta Bobby Knuckles. Bet your house on it!
Yall ain’t slick for deleting the Drod and Kelvin interviews lol, KG isn’t making weight everyone.
@mrkinho1
6 күн бұрын
wdym
@Nick_Tank
6 күн бұрын
@@mrkinho1 they literally had Kelvin and D Rods interview uploaded but I refreshed and they are gone. Titles were “weight cut is bad” and “he’s not making weight, I agreed to 185”
@allahalkareem8055
6 күн бұрын
@Nick_Tank Kevin is a FAT, but to be fair he was born as a FAT. When you are born and u get fat u can lose weight, but if u are born as a FAT u cannot lose weight...how they expect hum to cut to 185??
Izzy is getting KOed in Rd 2
Has oldmate finished asking them couple of questions yet?
I’d love to see DDP vs. Pereira
@rabiyonoko5631
6 күн бұрын
Ddp is not pereira level 😂
@asAbsolute
6 күн бұрын
@@rabiyonoko5631 He's the champ, bandwagoner.
@allahalkareem8055
6 күн бұрын
@asAbsolute DDP vs Pereira will go like Strickland vs Pereira but maybe the fight would be a bit longer.
@besmart2350
6 күн бұрын
Isn’t it more interesting to find out how Pereira does against heavyweights like Tom Aspinall
@michaelsillars8146
6 күн бұрын
@@asAbsolutecalling someone a bandwagoner for stating a fact is wild 😂 DDP has terrible grappling and horrendous striking , Alex has terrible grappling and elite striking . It’s an easy 1st round KO for Alex 10/10 times and I’m not even a huge fan of Alex .
You're gonna have a long night thinking either of these 2 will show up on fight night.
Striking: izzy Grappling: Dricus Dricus gets hit way too much , look at title fight against strickland, he has a weird fighting style. Izzy's gonna counter him bad!! If he choses to stand up against Izzy. If he grapples we could be looking at R5 decision for Dricus. Just my opinion tho🤷🏾♂️
Translator having a TIME
If Rob loses, I’m ending it all
That’s what we’re all hoping for 💯😂
Yall really thought izzy was a legend for beating this dude. Respect to him tho. Amazing fighter
Strickland should get his rematch before anyone else
The things Whittaker has to put up with because his big boss Dana wants that Oil money
Izzy has no business fighting DDP, he should run it back with Strickland, then the winner fight DDP
I guess the translator was using google translate
Bobbyyyyyyy fkn knuckles babyyyyy
The African champion takes the W 🤴🏻
the only comebacks mma fans have is “causal” yall gotta come up with something better then that when 80% of yall cant even fight😂
@solosolo8610
6 күн бұрын
Casual is the guys who watch combat sports to see people get hurt not because they actually like or study the sport
@DarrenReddix-iv4um
6 күн бұрын
It's such a cringe word to use. Even if some stranger is a casual so what? Ppl always trying to be cool on the Internet.
@GlitchedNomad
6 күн бұрын
@@solosolo8610no its not
@GlitchedNomad
6 күн бұрын
@@solosolo8610casual is just someone who only watches big names
@rabiyonoko5631
6 күн бұрын
Casual
Bobby just pissed he has to fight when Elden Ring DLC just dropped 😂
Translator had no energy
GOAT GOATEE
Bobby Knuckles ML✅
Ikram will win
Most of these questions are absurd. Who are these " journalists "? Smh
It sucks that Robert knuckles is gonna get kod early by ikram