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Kelvin Gastelum believes he has what it takes to dethrone Robert Whtitaker. Gastelum and Whittaker will serve as opposing coaches on season 28 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” The two are expected to clash for Whittaker’s Ultimate Fighting …
Kelvin Gastelum believes he has what it takes to dethrone Robert Whtitaker. Gastelum and Whittaker will serve as opposing coaches on season 28 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” The two are expected to clash for Whittaker’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title. Gastelum will have to wait a while as “The Reaper” will be sidelined until […]
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Robert Whittaker has the “anything you can do I can do better” mentality when it comes to Kelvin Gastelum. Whittaker will serve as a coach on season 28 of “The Ultimate Fighter” Gastelum will be the opposing coach and both men w…
Robert Whittaker has the “anything you can do I can do better” mentality when it comes to Kelvin Gastelum. Whittaker will serve as a coach on season 28 of “The Ultimate Fighter” Gastelum will be the opposing coach and both men will likely collide sometime next year. The holdup has to do with Whittaker’s hand […]
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Robert Whittaker has shared some unfortunate news that will put him on the sidelines until next year.
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Robert Whittaker has shared some unfortunate news that will put him on the sidelines until next year.
If you recall, Whittaker won the interim title when he beat Yoel Romero back at UFC 213 in July of 2017 by unanimous decision then moving along to the main event of the main card for the UFC 225 pay-per-view event at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, Romero suffered a devastating split decision loss to Whittaker.
The UFC middleweight champion recently appeared on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on ESPN where he revealed that he had surgery on his broken hand that he suffered in his rematch with Romero and that he’ll likely be sidelined until February of next year. Whittaker did note that although he’ll be on the sidelines for a bit, he is eyeing his next fight to take place in Australia.
“It’s still only several weeks from surgery so I’m still working on it,” Whittaker said (transcript courtesy of MMA Fighting). “I can’t even start a rehab process yet, it’s more of just letting it heal and letting it set properly first before I can even implement that.
“They put a plate and some screws (in it). People don’t know this but also I did ligament damage in my left hand but obviously the attention was drawn to the broken one. . .
“I definitely won’t be ready before next year. My hand rehab – both hands – I have to get to 100% with my hands before I can start rehab. The healing process has to be done before I can even start a rehab program and then I need strengthen my hand up to 100%. Then, one I’m a 100% percent, I’d like to get a little bit of training done. Realistically, I’m looking at like February of next year.”
“If the timeline works out and I can have an Australian card and an Australian fight in my home country, I would absolutely love that,” Whittaker concluded. “I missed my chance early this year but we’ll have to see where the cards fall.”
The UFC has already announced that once Whittaker is healthy enough to fight again, he will make his next title defense against top contender Kelvin Gastelum although an official date and venue has not been announced as well as coach the upcoming The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 28 opposite of Gastelum.
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Robert Whittaker announced Monday that following a hand injury suffered in his split-decision victory over Yoel Romero at UFC 225, he will not be able to have his next defense, announced to be against Kelvin Gastelum, until sometime in 2019. Whittaker …
Robert Whittaker announced Monday that following a hand injury suffered in his split-decision victory over Yoel Romero at UFC 225, he will not be able to have his next defense, announced to be against Kelvin Gastelum, until sometime in 2019. Whittaker stated February would be the ideal month for his return following the surgery: “I […]
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Will Robert Whittaker bounce back from his wars with Yoel Romero?
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Following two grueling wars with Yoel Romero, Robert Whittaker will defend his UFC middleweight championship against Kelvin Gastelum after the two coach The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 28.
Gastelum recently discussed Whittaker’s current state during a media scrum (via MMA Fighting), noting that there’s a good chance the champion may not be the same after two back-and-forth brawls with one of MMA’s heaviest hitters:
“I don’t know if he’s going to be the same fighter after these fights. These wars that he’s been in, it takes a toll on the body, so we’ll see how he comes out after this hand surgery.”
Although “Bobby Knuckles” emerged victorious in both five-round fights, there’s no denying the damage he took in both fights, as he was sidelined for 11 months due to knee surgery after the first bout and will now get hand surgery before he returns to meet Gastelum.
We’ve seen fighters engage in brutal battles where, despite perhaps emerging victorious, they aren’t quite the same afterward. Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit’s respective declines following their classic battle at UFC 196 comes to mind, as does Dan Henderson’s fall after his five-round classic with Shogun at UFC 139.
But Whittaker has far fewer miles on his tires compared to those longtime vets, so even though he’s required surgeries after his two bouts with Romero, he could also bounce back more than the older fighters who fell following similar contests.
What do you think? Will Whittaker bounce back strong to take out a surging young contender in Gastelum, or will he show the wear of the wars?
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Kelvin Gastelum will receive the next shot at the UFC’s middleweight championship. Gastelum will coach opposite 185-pound champion Robert Whittaker on the 28th season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF 28). After that, Whittaker will defend his middlew…
Kelvin Gastelum will receive the next shot at the UFC’s middleweight championship. Gastelum will coach opposite 185-pound champion Robert Whittaker on the 28th season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF 28). After that, Whittaker will defend his middleweight throne against the former TUF winner. Whittaker won the UFC middleweight title by defeating Yoel Romero back at […]
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