Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker faced off for the first time at the UFC Summer Press Conference, and Adesanya came prepared for verbal warfare. The only problem, as Robert Whittaker describes it, is that Adesanya is engaged in a one-man war. When …
Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker faced off for the first time at the UFC Summer Press Conference, and Adesanya came prepared for verbal warfare. The only problem, as Robert Whittaker describes it, is that Adesanya is engaged in a one-man war. When UFC 243 finally has a location set, Whittaker will know when to arrive […]
UFC interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has yet to taste defeat in the UFC and has been able to successfully roll on to a 6-0 promotional record in less than two years’ time. At UFC 243, Adesanya will face his toughest test to date from a ran…
UFC interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has yet to taste defeat in the UFC and has been able to successfully roll on to a 6-0 promotional record in less than two years’ time. At UFC 243, Adesanya will face his toughest test to date from a rankings perspective when he faces the champ himself, Robert […]
Israel Adesanya believes Robert Whittaker doesn’t come across as genuine. Adesanya and Whittaker are set to collide on Oct. 5 at UFC 243. A location for the event has not been revealed. This will be a middleweight title unification bout as Adesan…
Israel Adesanya believes Robert Whittaker doesn’t come across as genuine. Adesanya and Whittaker are set to collide on Oct. 5 at UFC 243. A location for the event has not been revealed. This will be a middleweight title unification bout as Adesanya holds interim gold, while Whittaker is the main champion. Adesanya Says Whittaker Backtracks […]
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker feels the fittest and strongest he’s ever been ahead of his title unification fight with Israel Adesanya. Whittaker and Adesanya are set to collide at UFC 243 on October 6. While the venue is still not confirmed as of now, it is undoubtedly the biggest Australasian fight in combat sports, […]
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker feels the fittest and strongest he’s ever been ahead of his title unification fight with Israel Adesanya.
Whittaker and Adesanya are set to collide at UFC 243 on October 6. While the venue is still not confirmed as of now, it is undoubtedly the biggest Australasian fight in combat sports, and is more than likely to take place in Australia.
However, the last two times Whittaker has been scheduled to fight in Australia, he’s had to pull out through injury. Most recently, he pulled out on the day of his UFC 234 fight with Kelvin Gastelum in February after requiring surgery for a twisted and collapsed bowel in addition to an internal hernia of the intestine. Those concerns remain ahead of UFC 243, as Adesanya is even willing to wager than “The Reaper” pulls out again.
But having gone under the knife, Whittaker now feels better than ever and claims his surgery even corrected things he had no idea were wrong with his body:
“It’s been great,” Whittaker told ESPN. “Better than ever. The surgery corrected a lot of things I didn’t realize I had wrong with me. So to be able to train now at full capacity, knowing I’m very healthy, probably the healthiest, strongest, fittest I’ve ever been…I’m still plenty of weeks out from the fight.
“So I feel great, I feel on top of the world. I really look forward to putting my body to the test later on.”
Hopefully, Whittaker remains healthy as it’s hard to see the UFC not stripping him if he potentially pulls out a third time as champion.
It is quite obvious Robert Whittaker is not one for trash talk. The middleweight champion would rather do his talking inside the Octagon. But, his next opponent in Israel Adesanya is the exact opposite of that and loves to build up the fights. However,…
It is quite obvious Robert Whittaker is not one for trash talk. The middleweight champion would rather do his talking inside the Octagon. But, his next opponent in Israel Adesanya is the exact opposite of that and loves to build up the fights. However, according to Whittaker, he says he doesn’t care about any of […]
The UFC 243 main event this October still does not have a venue, but it most certainly has a main event, with Robert Whittaker all set to defend his middleweight championship against interim champion Israel Adesanya. The two came face to face for the f…
The UFC 243 main event this October still does not have a venue, but it most certainly has a main event, with Robert Whittaker all set to defend his middleweight championship against interim champion Israel Adesanya. The two came face to face for the first time at the UFC Summer Press Conference 2019, and Adesanay […]