Whut? A win over Khamzat Chimaev would be huge for anyone.Good fight but this does more for Khamzat than Whittaker. Rob should have held out for Strickland
Or he's just betting on himself. Stealing Khamzats hype is motivation enough.Whittaker has to be getting big payment for taking this. Good fight, I like it.
Or he's just betting on himself. Stealing Khamzats hype is motivation enough.
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Also on the card:
Sergei Pavlovich vs Alexander Volkov
Kelvin Gastelum vs Daniel Rodriguez
Johnny Walker vs Volkan Oezdemir
Ihor Potieria vs Shara Bullet
Mad lit for a free card better not hear any complaints from 6ixdog
If he gets butchered, do you come in here and publicly shut down your account?Will be difficult for even the most astute haters to deny Khazmat after he butchers Whittaker with ease. I'm sure a few will find a way though.
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Anyone willing to travel to Saudi Arabia should get a big compensation for that. Even more if you need to fight a homecrowd favorite there.Whittaker has to be getting big payment for taking this. Good fight, I like it.
Honestly I think this is the more interesting matchup stylistically
Bobby ducks no one. I still don't get why people don't like the guy.
Rob is not a bad wrestler he trained with the Olympic team in Australia a bit ago and was asked to join even but the UFC didn't allow it.I just don't see how Whittaker can deal with the Chimaev grappling. MW is a barren wasteland in terms of grapplers and all he has in that area are wins over past-prime Jacare and Brunson, neither of whom are anything compared to Chimaev in offensive wrestling
Usman dealt with the grappling decently, but he's Usman, one of the best wrestlers in UFC history with a proven track record against grapplers like Burns, Leon 1, Colby, etc. Whittaker has the advantage of being a true MW and not on short notice, but that's it
I get the Khamzat overrated sentiment but he's an elite grappler about to fight in a division with no grapplers, so I think rather than getting exposed he's going to do the exposing
Or he's just betting on himself. Stealing Khamzats hype is motivation enough.