Robert Whittaker

Whittaker continues to nip at the heels of UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.

Vettori is 2-2 in his last four fights, beating Paulo Costa and Kevin Holland but losing to Whittaker and Adesanya. "I'm the most dangerous man in this division, including the champion. Whittaker opened the fight in traditional Whittaker fashion, edging out his opponent with superior movement and combinations while making reads.

Robert Whittaker proved that he's still the top contender in the middleweight division with a masterful performance to beat Marvin Vettori in the UFC Paris ...

Whittaker came right back at him to start the second as he connected with another stinging right hand followed by another combination that seemingly caught Vettori off guard. Whittaker even managed a late takedown just to put an exclamation point on his performance as he knocks off yet another top ranked fighter at 185 pounds. Whittaker was so quick as he unloaded powerful straight punches and then followed with another head kick that just thudded off Vettori’s skull. With Vettori acting as the aggressor to start, Whittaker was playing counter fighter, which led to a hard right hand connecting flush on the chin of the one-time title challenger. When it was over, Whittaker had clearly secured the win with the judges scoring the fight 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 in his favor. Trust me, I hit pretty hard and credit to him.”

Former middlweight champion Robert Whittaker returned to the octagon to score a clear points win over Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris.

[lost the belt to Adesanya](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/mma/news/when-is-ufc-243-whittaker-vs-adesanya-in-melbourne-tickets-how-to-watch-who-is-fighting-fight-card-betting-odds-pay-per-view/ycyf80srdrzz1ax3pd66kl701) before [going down in a close one in the rematch](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/ufc-271-israel-adesanya-robert-whittaker-rematch-middleweight-title-mma-australia), said he's not going anywhere. "I’m stoked with it. After a close and cagey first round, Whittaker found his timing and went through the gears to show the full range of his skills.

Despite two losses to champion Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker says he deserves another shot at the middleweight belt after a unanimous decision win over ...

He put the lights out … "Honestly, Tai hit me so hard, he knocked me out. I'm just gonna be lurking there, waiting."

Robert Whittaker defeated Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the bout.

If Marvin wants to win this fight he has to go for broke and take risk inside the pocket.— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) Marvin has to take the space from Whitaker if he wants success. After three rounds of mostly stand-up, the ‘Reaper’ dished out a lot of damage on a very resistent Vettori to pick up a unanimous decision victory.

At UFC Fight Night 209, Robert Whittaker picked apart Marvin Vettori en route to a unanimous decision and a bold post-fight statement.

Michal Figlak via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-paris-fight-night-209-ciryl-gane-tai-tuivasa-play-by-play-live-results) [Benoit Saint-Denis def. John Makdessi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-paris-fight-night-209-ciryl-gane-tai-tuivasa-play-by-play-live-results) [Fares Ziam def. Joaquin Buckley via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-paris-fight-night-209-ciryl-gane-tai-tuivasa-play-by-play-live-results) [Roman Kopylov def. Charles Jourdain via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/09/ufc-fight-night-209-results-charles-jourdain-vs-nathaniel-wood-paris) [Abusupiyan Magomedov def. Jarno Errens via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29)](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-paris-fight-night-209-ciryl-gane-tai-tuivasa-play-by-play-live-results) [Nathaniel Wood def. [UFC Fight Night 209 results](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-paris-fight-night-209-ciryl-gane-tai-tuivasa-play-by-play-live-results) include: [Nassourdine Imavov def. Vettori is a one-time UFC challenger, who In the final seconds, a hard combination staggered a bloodied Vettori once again. Vettori maintained his composure and eventually shot for a takedown. In Round 2, momentum titled toward Whittaker, who utilized his striking to pick apart the slower power-puncher Vettori. As Vettori slowed, a head kick from Whittaker visibly hurt. The margin of success in the fight started off razor thin, but widened as the bout progressed.

Like Whittaker, Vettori has also dropped two fight to the current middleweight champion and as a result finds himself in a difficult spot in the 185-pound ...

A win over Vettori would secure his status as the second-best 185er in the world and be the first step in a long road back to the title. That loss puts Whittaker in a difficult position as the former champion has now twice fallen short against the current title holder, with no clear path back to the belt. Most recently, Vettori defeated former title challenger

Robert Whittaker admits he was annoyed by Marvin Vettori's fake handshake at weigh-ins prior to UFC Fight Night 209.

[left hanging at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/09/ufc-fight-night-209-paris-faceoff-video-robert-whittaker-marvin-vettori-lone-staredown) for UFC Fight Night 209 after his opponent faked a handshake and then got in his face for a tense staredown. “I started a little slower than I would’ve liked in hindsight. It was a grubby act.”

The former UFC middleweight champion was left hanging at Friday's ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 209 after his opponent faked a handshake and then got ...

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Robert Whittaker recognizes Israel Adesanya is the champ, but he believes he is the most dangerous middleweight alive.

I conquered most of them before that second fight, and in that second fight, I conquered the rest of them, and I think you could see that in this fight today.” “I hear there’s rumors of an Australia card, and I would love to fight in my backyard,” Whittaker said. If Pereira is unable to dethrone Adesanya, that means Whittaker is likely still some ways off of a middleweight title shot, and that’s OK with the former champion. And I think stylistically he’s a great fighter, but I still think I’m the most dangerous man in the division, because I win. Should that happen, Whittaker could easily step in to face Pereira next, but he’s not so sure that will be an option. The small gloves change fights.” “[Adesanya] is very good – he’s very good,” Whittaker said. I get in there and I get to work.” The middleweight champion is set to defend his title against There’s a bit of a learning process afterward, a bit of a picking the pieces up process, and doubts and whatnot. [UFC Paris](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1317/ufc-paris-gane-vs-tuivasa), Whittaker turned in another brilliant performance, outclassing [Marvin Vettori](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3761/marvin-vettori) [en route to winning a unanimous decision](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/9/3/23335981/ufc-paris-results-robert-whittaker-batters-marvin-vettori-dynamic-striking-to-win-unanimous-decision). 2 middleweight in the world and, according to the former champion, showed that he is superior to champion [Israel Adesanya](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4366/israel-adesanya) in some respects.

In the UFC Fight Night 209 co-main event, Robert Whittaker proved once again that he's a cut above most of the middleweight division.

I conquered most of them before that second fight, and in that second fight, I conquered the rest of them, and I think you could see that in this fight today.” A victory for Pereira could put Whittaker right back at the top of the list contenders, but he’s well aware of the challenge the champion presents. And I think stylistically he’s a great fighter, but I still think I’m the most dangerous man in the division, because I win. “[Adesanya] is very good – he’s very good,” Whittaker said. There’s a bit of a learning process afterward, a bit of a picking the pieces up process, and doubts and whatnot. I get in there and I get to work.”