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Robert Whittaker Wants Darren Till In London Next

Robert Whittaker was very impressed with Darren Till’s debut at 185 pounds. “The Reaper” was watching closely as Till faced Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of UFC 244 last week. Till edged out a split decision win over Gastelum – a former interim middleweight title challenger – after 15 minutes of fighting. Now, speaking […]

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Robert Whittaker was very impressed with Darren Till’s debut at 185 pounds.

“The Reaper” was watching closely as Till faced Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of UFC 244 last week. Till edged out a split decision win over Gastelum – a former interim middleweight title challenger – after 15 minutes of fighting.

Now, speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Whittaker was asked about the rumors that the UFC is heading back to London in March of 2020, and if he’d like to headline that card against Till.

“That’s the fight I’m currently interested in,” Whittaker said. “Plus I’ve never been to Europe before, so what better reason to go?”

Speaking on his podcast, “Grange TV,” following Till’s win over Gastelum, Whittaker had nothing but praise for the Englishman’s debut performance at middleweight. He immediately recognized it was possible he’d be fighting “The Gorilla” next.

“Till was landing a lot of clean shots,” Whittaker said. “I think that he was nullifying a lot of Gastelum’s striking, because he was stepping out on the jab, dropping his level on the two, and then turning it into the clinch.

“I think it was beautiful. I think Till came in with a great gameplan, I think he executed it perfectly, cause Gastelum is a super underrated, super, super dangerous fighter.”

What do you think about a potential fight between Whittaker and Till next?

 

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Robert Whittaker Doubles Down On Wanting To Fight Darren Till

Robert Whittaker is adamant about sharing the Octagon with Darren Till. Whittaker is coming off his first defeat since Feb. 2014. “The Reaper” dropped the UFC middleweight championship to Israel Adesanya via second-round TKO at UFC 243 last…

Robert Whittaker is adamant about sharing the Octagon with Darren Till. Whittaker is coming off his first defeat since Feb. 2014. “The Reaper” dropped the UFC middleweight championship to Israel Adesanya via second-round TKO at UFC 243 last month. Whittaker wants to get back on the horse quickly and he has an opponent in mind. […]

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Israel Adesanya Predicts Kelvin Gastelum ‘Dusts’ Robert Whittaker

The UFC’s middleweight division is in a very interesting place at the moment. Champion Israel Adesanya was expected to make his first title defense against Paulo Costa. However, Costa has become injured and will not be ready to fight until the second quarter of 2020. Yoel Romero has been speculated as a possible opponent, but […]

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The UFC’s middleweight division is in a very interesting place at the moment. Champion Israel Adesanya was expected to make his first title defense against Paulo Costa. However, Costa has become injured and will not be ready to fight until the second quarter of 2020.

Yoel Romero has been speculated as a possible opponent, but Romero is coming off of a loss to Costa. Robert Whittaker, the former division king who comes off a knockout loss to Adesanya, has canceled his speaking tour and is reportedly jumping back into camp for an “exciting opportunity.” It remains to be seen what that opportunity is.

Perhaps a matchup with Kelvin Gastelum, who just dropped a split decision to the debuting Darren Till in the UFC 244 co-main event. Adesanya, who was recently a guest on “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show,” offered his prediction for a Whittaker vs. Gastelum matchup. “Stylebender” believes Gastelum would “dust” Whittaker.

Of course, Whittaker could also fight Till, who “Bobby Knuckles” was extremely impressed with after seeing him debut at 185 pounds.

“Till was landing a lot of clean shots,” Whittaker said. “I think that he was nullifying a lot of Gastelum’s striking, because he was stepping out on the jab, dropping his level on the two, and then turning it into the clinch.

“I think it was beautiful. I think Till came in with a great gameplan, I think he executed it perfectly, cause Gastelum is a super underrated, super, super dangerous fighter.”

What do you think about a potential fight between Gastelum and Whittaker?

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Robert Whittaker Says He’s ‘Gonna Have To Fight’ Darren Till

Robert Whittaker was very impressed by Darren Till’s performance at UFC 244. The Englishman edged out a split-decision win over Kelvin Gastelum. For Whittaker, he believes he will have to fight Till now after that performance. “I can see him, he’…

Robert Whittaker was very impressed by Darren Till’s performance at UFC 244. The Englishman edged out a split-decision win over Kelvin Gastelum. For Whittaker, he believes he will have to fight Till now after that performance. “I can see him, he’s going to stay in the middleweight division and he’s going to be dangerous,” Whittaker […]

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Israel Adesanya Believes Kelvin Gastelum ‘Dusts’ Robert Whittaker

Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum were supposed to fight at UFC 234 in February. Yet, the day of the fight, the then middleweight champion in Whittaker had to pull out of the fight and Gastelum didn’t get his title shot. Instead, Gastelum had …

Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum were supposed to fight at UFC 234 in February. Yet, the day of the fight, the then middleweight champion in Whittaker had to pull out of the fight and Gastelum didn’t get his title shot. Instead, Gastelum had to go and fight Israel Adesanya in April at UFC 236 for […]

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Robert Whittaker Praises Darren Till Following UFC 244

Robert Whittaker is giving Darren Till props following UFC 244. Till took on Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of UFC 244 this past Saturday night (Nov. 2). “The Gorilla” was able to earn the split decision victory after three rounds of …

Robert Whittaker is giving Darren Till props following UFC 244. Till took on Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of UFC 244 this past Saturday night (Nov. 2). “The Gorilla” was able to earn the split decision victory after three rounds of action. This was Till’s first middleweight bout under the UFC banner and his […]

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