toOr that what we witnessed this weekend was not the case before, Robert Whittaker (27-7) has done it again. After accepting the fight no one wanted against Khamzat Chimaev (13-0) last Saturday, The Chechen ended up leaving the fight due to injurywhich made Ikram Aliskerov (15-2) came on as a substitute.
Not only did he accept the fight a week before facing one of the division’s biggest promises, but he also… He knocked him out in less than two minutes Proves once again why he is one of the The best middleweight in history The Australian tricked into picking up the cracks in his jab, unleashing a right that left him impressed. To end with a capital letter that ends the line For a fighter who was defeated by none other than Chimaev himself.
An almost immaculate record
This victory adds to the legacy of ‘The Reaper’, who has carried on since moving up to middleweight in 2014. He only lost to Adesanya and Du Plessis. Whittaker made his debut in the company at welterweight, where he had an uneasy start with three wins and two losses. At that moment he decided to move to middleweight, where After six consecutive victories, he got his chance to get the title Against Yoel Romero, who defeated him by decision to win the belt.
then He will lose this belt by knockout against Israel AdesanyaBut after his win over Aliserov, he has 14 wins and 3 losses in the decade he has competed at this weight. Niche competitors Paulo Costa, Jacare Souza, Yoel Romero or Jared Cannonier all suffer the same fate.
Strickland, his next target
In fact, most experts say that without Adesanya, Whittaker would have marked a new era in the company, and even more so if possible. The same thing happened to Robert Covington with Usman, or Holloway with Volkanovski. However, his records show that his talent is immense, and who knows if this win will help him get back into title contention.
I will face whoever, wherever and however
With Chimaev’s illness, and the end of the fight between Du Plessis and Adesanya at UFC 305 in August, His showdown with Sean Strickland seems inevitable. Not long ago there was talk of holding this fight, the winner of which would be the next to get a title shot, a region in which Whitaker feels like a fish in water. For now, Whittaker was clear: “I will take on whoever, wherever and however. I am the bogeyman of this section“, male.
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