Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is hungry to get his hands back on gold, and hopes current titleholder Dricus Du Plessis is still on top when he gets another shot. Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) suffered his first stoppage loss since 2019 when he shared the cage with...
Chael Sonnen doesn’t want to see Sean Strickland fight Robert Whittaker. After returning to the win column with a win over Paulo Costa at UFC 298, Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) said he sees fellow former champion Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) as a logical next opponent. With middleweight champion...
Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick is open to the idea of Sean Strickland fighting Robert Whittaker next. Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) lost his middleweight title to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 in January. Meanwhile, former champion Whittaker rebounded from his TKO loss to Du Plessis by...
Paulo Costa came up short at UFC 298, but he didn’t feel like that was the case until Bruce Buffer read the official decision. While Saturday’s co-main event was exciting, Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to Robert Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) at Honda Center...
The UFC is back for its second pay-per-view of 2024, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 298 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (26-3...
Chael Sonnen casts doubt on Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa happening at UFC 298. Former middleweight champion Whittaker (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) is schedule to face Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in the Feb. 17 middleweight co-main event at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. (Pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). Whittaker and...
Robert Whittaker is confident he will beat Dricus Du Plessis if they fight again. Former champion Whittaker (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) was upset by Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) this past July at UFC 290 when he was stopped by second-round TKO. Du Plessis then went beat Sean...
Robert Whittaker isn’t too offended by UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland’s criticism of his fighting style. During last Thursday’s seasonal press conference, Strickland downplayed Dricus Du Plessis’ TKO win over Whittaker at UFC 290, calling “The Reaper” one dimensional. Du Plessis was a big underdog in his fight against...
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