Tag: Robert Whittaker

Robert Whittaker: ‘No One Wants to Fight Romero & For Good Reason’

Robert Whittaker went five rounds with Yoel Romero at UFC 213 and it was a war. “The Reaper” took a unanimous decision win over “The Solider of God” to capture the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title. Whittaker is now set for a unification bout with Michael Bisping. At the post-fight press conference, Whittaker […]

Robert Whittaker went five rounds with Yoel Romero at UFC 213 and it was a war. “The Reaper” took a unanimous decision win over “The Solider of God” to capture the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title. Whittaker is now set for a unification bout with Michael Bisping. At the post-fight press conference, Whittaker […]

Robert Whittaker: ‘I Haven’t Gotten Any Bad Vibes From Michael Bisping’

Robert Whittaker doesn’t believe Michael Bisping is hostile towards him. Following Whittaker’s interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title win at UFC 213, Bisping stepped inside the Octagon to meet his future opponent. “The Count” is the reigning 185-pound champion. Bisping said he was disgusted to see “The Reaper” holding a title and then he […]

Robert Whittaker doesn’t believe Michael Bisping is hostile towards him. Following Whittaker’s interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title win at UFC 213, Bisping stepped inside the Octagon to meet his future opponent. “The Count” is the reigning 185-pound champion. Bisping said he was disgusted to see “The Reaper” holding a title and then he […]

Robert Whittaker Respects Michael Bisping, But Will Show ‘No Mercy’

Last night (Sat. July 8, 2017) in the main event of UFC 213 live on pay-per-view (PPV), Robert Whittaker punched his ticket to a guaranteed middleweight title unification bout against champ Michael Bisping, when he took home a unanimous decision win over Yoel Romero to become the interim 185-pound champ. After the bout Bisping came […]

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Last night (Sat. July 8, 2017) in the main event of UFC 213 live on pay-per-view (PPV), Robert Whittaker punched his ticket to a guaranteed middleweight title unification bout against champ Michael Bisping, when he took home a unanimous decision win over Yoel Romero to become the interim 185-pound champ.

After the bout Bisping came into the Octagon to confront Whittaker, saying he was ‘disgusted’ by the fact that the New Zealander had UFC gold. Despite the brash words from “The Count,” Whittaker still holds a great deal of respect for the middleweight champion.

At the post-fight press conference, Whittaker reiterated his respects for Bisping and said he knows the Englishman ‘is who he is’ but will still go into any mixed martial arts (MMA) bout with respect for the man standing across from him (quotes via MMA Junkie):

“I haven’t gotten any bad vibes from Michael,” Whittaker said. “He hasn’t done anything crazy to try to get in my face. I think he respects me, as well. He is who he is. And he’s going to do what he’s going to do. And I’m just going to be me.

“I go into the fight with the same amount of respect for every athlete. And I’m going to be me in that fight. I’m going to be me on the media. Outside the fight, I’m going to be me. I’m going to be me, and he can work with that.”

Although he respects Bisping, Whittaker stated that once they’re locked inside the Octagon with the undisputed middleweight title on the line – there will be no mercy:

“We’re going to touch gloves now; it’s fate,” Whittaker said. “We have to fight now. And when we do, there’s going to be no mercy.”

“At this point in time, I’m pretty sure Bisping and I are fated to fight,” Whittaker said. “We were supposed to fight at another time (Bisping pulled out of a scheduled UFC 193 appointment due to an injury), and it’s like snakes and ladders. I had to fight a lot of dudes to get back into that range. But now here I am again. And here we are again.

“We’re going to fight. What Bisping does, who he fights, that’s his own business. I’m taking everything one fight at a time. I’m worrying about me.”

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UFC 213 Reebok Fighter Payouts: Robert Whittaker & Yoel Romero Top List

UFC 213 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC 213 took place on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Nevada. The prelims aired on UFC Fight Pass at 6:30 p.m. ET and FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET. Five […]

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UFC 213 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money.

UFC 213 took place on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Nevada. The prelims aired on UFC Fight Pass at 6:30 p.m. ET and FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET. Five bouts including two title bouts took place on the main card that aired on pay-per-view event at  10 p.m. ET.

The event was headlined by an interim UFC Middleweight Championship bout between Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker served as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card was Fabricio Werdum vs. Alistair Overeem in a heavyweight bout, Daniel Omielanczuk vs. Curtis Blaydes in a heavyweight bout and Jim Miller vs. Anthony Pettis in a lightweight bout.

The full UFC payouts include:

Robert Whittaker: $30,000 def. Yoel Romero: $30,000

Alistair Overeem: $10,000 def. Fabricio Werdum: $10,000

Curtis Blaydes: $2,500 def. Daniel Omielanczuk: $5,000

Anthony Pettis: $15,000 def. Jim Miller: $20,000

Rob Font: $2,500 def. Douglas Silva de Andrade: $2,500

Aleksei Oleinik: $2,500 def. Travis Browne: $15,000

Chad Laprise: $5,000 def. Brian Camozzi: $2,500

Thiago “Marreta” Santos: $10,000 def. Gerald Meerschaert: $2,500

Belal Muhammad: $2,500 def. Jordan Mein: $5,000

Cody Stamann: $2,500 def. Terrion Ware: $2,500

Trevin Giles: $2,500 def. James Bochnovic: $2,500

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Robert Whittaker on Tough Fight With Yoel Romero: ‘I Needed That’

Robert Whittaker is grateful to have overcome a five-round war with Yoel Romero. Last night (July 8), Whittaker battled Romero for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title. “The Reaper” took a unanimous decision victory and the gold inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to close UFC 213. Speaking with Megan Olivi, […]

Robert Whittaker is grateful to have overcome a five-round war with Yoel Romero. Last night (July 8), Whittaker battled Romero for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title. “The Reaper” took a unanimous decision victory and the gold inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to close UFC 213. Speaking with Megan Olivi, […]

Michael Bisping Calls Robert Whittaker a Poser With Interim Title

Michael Bisping wasted little time talking trash to his future opponent. Bisping, who is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder, is in for a unification bout. He’ll do battle with newly crowned interim champion Robert Whittaker. “The Reaper” defeated Yoel Romero by unanimous decision at UFC 213. After the bout, Bisping said […]

Michael Bisping wasted little time talking trash to his future opponent. Bisping, who is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder, is in for a unification bout. He’ll do battle with newly crowned interim champion Robert Whittaker. “The Reaper” defeated Yoel Romero by unanimous decision at UFC 213. After the bout, Bisping said […]