UFC welterweight Robert Whittaker is taking some tough lessons into his Saturday fight against Mike “Biggie” Rhodes at UFC Fight Night in Auckland, New Zealand’s Vector Arena.The 23-year-old winner of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes had a positive start to his post-TUF UFC career with a TKO win over Colton Smith. But Whittaker lost his next two, first a controversial decision to Court McGee, then a February 2014 TKO defeat against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.“Coming off that loss (to Stephen Thompson), it was a rude awakening,” said Whittaker. “It showed me a lot of faults in not only … Read the Full Article Here
No Doubts for Whittaker before Pivotal Battle
UFC welterweight Robert Whittaker is taking some tough lessons into his Saturday fight against Mike “Biggie” Rhodes at UFC Fight Night in Auckland, New Zealand’s Vector Arena.The 23-year-old winner of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes had a positive start to his post-TUF UFC career with a TKO win over Colton Smith. But Whittaker lost his next two, first a controversial decision to Court McGee, then a February 2014 TKO defeat against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.“Coming off that loss (to Stephen Thompson), it was a rude awakening,” said Whittaker. “It showed me a lot of faults in not only … Read the Full Article Here