Robert Whittaker Addresses Calls for Being Stripped

After being discharged from the hospital following an emergency hernia surgery on Saturday evening, Robert Whittaker has spoken at length about the aftermath of UFC 234 and his status as middleweight champion. At the pay per view, which was intended to…

After being discharged from the hospital following an emergency hernia surgery on Saturday evening, Robert Whittaker has spoken at length about the aftermath of UFC 234 and his status as middleweight champion. At the pay per view, which was intended to organically sort the matchmaking for the next middleweight title match with a main event […]

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Robert Whittaker Out Of The Hospital, Targets Summer UFC Return

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder Robert Whittaker is out of the hospital three days after undergoing emergency surgery. Whittaker was scheduled to defend his UFC middleweight championship against Kelvin Gastelum in the mai…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder Robert Whittaker is out of the hospital three days after undergoing emergency surgery. Whittaker was scheduled to defend his UFC middleweight championship against Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of UFC 234. Those plans were derailed when Whittaker suffered a hernia in his abdomen. It is said that […]

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Israel Adesanya: Whittaker Should Be Stripped, F*** The Interim

Rising star Israel Adesanya thinks middleweight champion Robert Whittaker should be stripped of his title. The fight game is a cruel sport. First Kelvin Gastelum proclaimed himself the “new” middleweight champ after Whittaker was forced to undergo emergency surgery to repair a hernia and a collapsed bowel. Adesanya continues to weigh in on the subject. […]

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Rising star Israel Adesanya thinks middleweight champion Robert Whittaker should be stripped of his title.

The fight game is a cruel sport. First Kelvin Gastelum proclaimed himself the “new” middleweight champ after Whittaker was forced to undergo emergency surgery to repair a hernia and a collapsed bowel. Adesanya continues to weigh in on the subject.

‘The Last Stylebender’ isn’t opposed to fighting Gastelum in Whittaker’s absence. He just believes the fight should be for the 185-pound title after Whittaker gets stripped.

“I think Robert should get stripped,” Adesanya said on The MMA Hour. “When he gets healthy, he could be the number one contender, so me and Kelvin should fight for the real belt.”

As unfortunate as Whittaker’s situation is, Adesanya has a valid point. Since winning the middleweight title in July 2017 and earning the official title when Georges St-Pierre vacated it, he is yet to officially defend it. According to Adesanya, it is very reminiscent of another former champion.

“This is not the first time that he’s had to pull out due to injury or something like that and Dominick Cruz, eventually he got stripped,” Adesanya said.

“Stylebender” speculated whether or not it was the champion’s training. Then, Adesanya took a very subtle dig at “The Reaper.”

“Maybe it’s because of his training, maybe it’s because of the way he, I don’t know what his training is like,” Adesanya said. “But I look after myself. I don’t know what causes hernias, I’ve seen how they happen and whatnot but I don’t know what causes it exactly. But, yeah. I look after myself. I show up.”

“F*ck the interim,” Adesanya said. “Strip Rob, we fight for the real belt, and when he’s healthy he can come see me.”

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After UFC 234, State Of Middleweight Division Even Murkier Than Before

The UFC middleweight division has been a mess for the last couple of years. Ever since Michael Bisping shocked the world and knocked out Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, the 185lbs division has been a weight class full of confusion. After Bisping finished Roc…

The UFC middleweight division has been a mess for the last couple of years. Ever since Michael Bisping shocked the world and knocked out Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, the 185lbs division has been a weight class full of confusion. After Bisping finished Rockhold, he ended up fighting Dan Henderson next, which created a backlog […]

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Robert Whittaker Issues First Statement Following UFC 234

On the day of UFC 234, the pay per view lost its main event when Robert Whittaker was forced out of the main event against Kelvin Gastelum due to a hernia which forced Whittaker to pull out of a card that was set to feature the Australian. Robert Whitt…

On the day of UFC 234, the pay per view lost its main event when Robert Whittaker was forced out of the main event against Kelvin Gastelum due to a hernia which forced Whittaker to pull out of a card that was set to feature the Australian. Robert Whittaker has now broken his silence by […]

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Dana White Comes to Robert Whittaker’s Defense

UFC 234 was supposed to to feature Robert Whittaker making his first defense of the UFC middleweight championship against Kelvin Gastelum in the main event. However, a hernia forced Whittaker into surgery and out of the main event, much to the chagrin …

UFC 234 was supposed to to feature Robert Whittaker making his first defense of the UFC middleweight championship against Kelvin Gastelum in the main event. However, a hernia forced Whittaker into surgery and out of the main event, much to the chagrin of MMA fans around the world. Although Dana White has been critical of […]

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