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Robert Whittaker Backs Teammate To Climb Into UFC Middleweight Top 10: ‘I’m The Best In The World & He Gives Me Trouble’ (Exclusive)

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker expects his division’s title picture to soon have another Australian making waves. Whittaker is one of the most experienced high level competitors in MMA today. He has been considered to be right at the top of the 185-pound weight class ever since 2017 when he became the interim champion […]

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Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker expects his division’s title picture to soon have another Australian making waves.

Whittaker is one of the most experienced high level competitors in MMA today. He has been considered to be right at the top of the 185-pound weight class ever since 2017 when he became the interim champion by defeating Yoel Romero at UFC 213, and he’s still in the title picture to this day.

With that in mind, “The Reaper” is an excellent judge of whether fighters have what it takes to swim with the sharks. In his opinion, one of his close teammates and training partners is just waiting for the opportunity to live up to his potential…

Robert Whittaker Says Teammate Jacob Malkoun Has What It Takes To Fight The Best In The World

Speaking in an interview with MMA News, Whittaker was asked to name some of the fighters he will always tune in to watch as a fan favorite himself.

“Well, my teammate, Jacob Malkoun, he’s certainly one that I watch, obviously. But I think that he’s still flying under the radar,” Whittaker said. “I think he had a couple unfortunate weird losses but he’s back in that winning column now and he’s a guy that could fight someone in the top 10 tomorrow I think and like, handedly get his hand raised.”

The 28-year old Malkoun has had an up and down run so far in the UFC since debuting back at UFC 254 in 2020 with just four professional fights under his belt.

He has since secured four wins in seven outings, the latest of which came in March when he stopped Andre Petroski in one of the most unique endings to a fight in some time.

Whittaker believes that his teammate is more than equipped to compete at the top level of the division and hopes that he will get his opportunity to prove that in the near future.

“I think Jacob will beat a lot of people. Like, I cannot stress enough how much trouble he gives me in the gym and I think I’m the best in the world,” Whittaker continued. “He gives me trouble every single day, so the world’s his oyster. I want to see him get a top 10 fight and just cement that.”

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Andre Petroski appears to KO himself in bizarre finish against Jacob Malkoun – UFC Atlantic City Highlights

Andre Petroski appears to KO himself in bizarre finish against Jacob Malkoun - UFC Atlantic City HighlightsAndre Petroski may be in line for a $50,000 bonus, as long as knocking yourself out in a fight…

Andre Petroski appears to KO himself in bizarre finish against Jacob Malkoun - UFC Atlantic City Highlights

Andre Petroski may be in line for a $50,000 bonus, as long as knocking yourself out in a fight counts.

After coming up short against Michel Pereira in his last outing, Petroski returned to the Octagon at UFC Atlantic City intent on climbing back into the win column against Australian standout Jacob Malkoun. Through the first five minutes, Petroski appeared to be well on his way to a victory. Then something truly bizarre happened.

In the opening minute of round two, Petroski shot in for a single-leg takedown. Malkoun quickly freed his leg, but Petroski suddenly appeared to be completely out of it. He immediately hit the ground and covered up. Malkoun capitalized, uncorking a vicious body kick before finishing off his opponent with a couple of hammer fists.

Official Result: Jacob Malkoun def. Andre Petroski via TKO (ground and pound) at 0:39 of Round 2.

Jacob Malkoun vs. Andre Petroski

Needless to say, there was a lot of confusion surrounding what had happened. After analyzing the replay, Paul Felder and Michael Bisping, who were on commentary duties for the event, suspected that Petroski’s head collided with Malkoun’s hip bone, delivering one of the craziest knockouts in recent memory.

Jacob Malkoun vs. Andre Petroski

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Andre Petroski appears to KO himself in bizarre finish against Jacob Malkoun – UFC Atlantic City Highlights

Andre Petroski appears to KO himself in bizarre finish against Jacob Malkoun - UFC Atlantic City HighlightsAndre Petroski may be in line for a $50,000 bonus, as long as knocking yourself out in a fight…

Andre Petroski appears to KO himself in bizarre finish against Jacob Malkoun - UFC Atlantic City Highlights

Andre Petroski may be in line for a $50,000 bonus, as long as knocking yourself out in a fight counts.

After coming up short against Michel Pereira in his last outing, Petroski returned to the Octagon at UFC Atlantic City intent on climbing back into the win column against Australian standout Jacob Malkoun. Through the first five minutes, Petroski appeared to be well on his way to a victory. Then something truly bizarre happened.

In the opening minute of round two, Petroski shot in for a single-leg takedown. Malkoun quickly freed his leg, but Petroski suddenly appeared to be completely out of it. He immediately hit the ground and covered up. Malkoun capitalized, uncorking a vicious body kick before finishing off his opponent with a couple of hammer fists.

Official Result: Jacob Malkoun def. Andre Petroski via TKO (ground and pound) at 0:39 of Round 2.

Jacob Malkoun vs. Andre Petroski

Needless to say, there was a lot of confusion surrounding what had happened. After analyzing the replay, Paul Felder and Michael Bisping, who were on commentary duties for the event, suspected that Petroski’s head collided with Malkoun’s hip bone, delivering one of the craziest knockouts in recent memory.

Jacob Malkoun vs. Andre Petroski

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MMA Twitter Reacts To Malkoun’s Win Over Injured Maximov

Jacob Malkoun picked up a clear unanimous decision victory over Nick Maximov after the latter suffered an early injury in their middleweight bout at UFC Vegas 62. After Maximov had some early success striking and dropped Malkoun with a left hand, thing…

Jacob Malkoun picked up a clear unanimous decision victory over Nick Maximov after the latter suffered an early injury in their middleweight bout at UFC Vegas 62. After Maximov had some early success striking and dropped Malkoun with a left hand, things took a turn when the 24-year-old started grimacing as he moved around the…

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EXCLUSIVE | Jacob Malkoun Explains His Mindset Ahead Of UFC 271: ‘You’ve Got To Be the Hunter Not The Hunted’

Jacob MalkounJacob Malkoun will return to the octagon at UFC 271 where he will be tasked with taking on undefeated AJ Dobson. Ahead of his next bout, Malkoun sat down with LowKickMMA to chat about the impact of lockdown, his previous opponent, his upcoming fight against Dobson, and his aspirations heading into 2022. Here is what […]

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Jacob Malkoun will return to the octagon at UFC 271 where he will be tasked with taking on undefeated AJ Dobson.

Ahead of his next bout, Malkoun sat down with LowKickMMA to chat about the impact of lockdown, his previous opponent, his upcoming fight against Dobson, and his aspirations heading into 2022. Here is what he had to say.

‘Everything’s good, we had a lockdown within Australia for a couple months, but were still training through it, doing a lot of running and a lot if cardio, kept fit and now were back into it.

“It did impact it a little bit, but we always find ways to work around stuff, so we worked around it kept fit and now I’m ready to go.

We also spoke on his previous outing in the UFC and the harsh realities he may have faced had he not been able to secure the victory over Abdul Razak Alhassan.

“Yeah, there was pressure leading up to it I acted like there wasn’t because you kind of have too.

“There was pressure. The reality was that if I lost, I would have got cut. I didn’t think about the result too much I was worried about performing, staying focused and training hard leading up to.

“I was worried about going in there and performing not the result so much so that helped me a fair bit.

“The first win felt amazing, it was a relief.

“It felt like I hit a goal, it was never a goal to make the UFC it was to win in the UFC. So, I ticked of a goal there. I was never happy just to make it you know, but now we’ve got to take the next step and keep winning.“

Jacob Malkoun will be hoping to use the momentum from his impressive performance against Alhassan to carry over into his fight against AJ Dobson. Dobson enters the fight undefeated (6-0) however Malkoun is not concerned by this and spoke to us about the importance of not overthinking your opponent and focusing on yourself.

“That’s what my mindsets been, especially in the last fight and now, especially with my boxing coach Brian. He has focused me on what I’m going to do and to let them worry about me.

“Obviously, you’ve got to know what they do well and what you can exploit but you can’t worry about them too much, you need to worry about yourself. In how you’re going to perform and what you’re going to do.

“You’ve got to be the hunter not the hunted.“

What is in store for Jacob Malkoun in 2022?

‘Mamba’ knows he has been given a difficult task when he enters the cage in February however he is ready for this when he does step foot inside the octagon. Malkoun knows the importance of a win here and already has a plan in place on what he aims to achieve following on from this matchup.

“I’m ready for fifteen minutes, and I’ve got one of the best cardio in the UFC so I’m not going to get tired, and I plan on going after him for fifteen minutes.

“I just want to keep fighting, a big goal on my list is trying to get into the top 10, I don’t know whether it’s going to be by 2022 or 2023 but that’s a big goal.

“If I do, then well keep working and see what happens.’

Malkoun will be looking to neutralise Dobson’s power come fight night and secure himself his second win within the UFC giving him the perfect start to 2022.

How do you think Jacob Malkoun will do when he makes his third appearance in the UFC?

Phillip Hawes Gets The Second Fastest Finish In UFC Middleweight History Against Jacob Malkoun

HawesDebut fighter Phillip Hawes showcased his power on the main card of UFC 254 earning a knockout victory over undefeated fighter Jacob Malkoun. The Middleweight had his first shot at a UFC contract on Dana White’s contender series, however, after that did not go his way the fighter went back and put together a winning […]

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Debut fighter Phillip Hawes showcased his power on the main card of UFC 254 earning a knockout victory over undefeated fighter Jacob Malkoun.

The Middleweight had his first shot at a UFC contract on Dana White’s contender series, however, after that did not go his way the fighter went back and put together a winning streak in order to secure himself his second shot winning and securing himself a place in the UFC.

This debut went on to see him stream roll the Australian finding the knockout in just 18 seconds.