Whittaker exclusive: I think I have superior striking over Khamzat Chimaev | UFC x PCYC launch

Niko Pajarillo of Fox Sports Australia chats with UFC middleweight Robert Whittaker about his upcoming fight in Saudi Arabia, at the launch of the UFC's partnership with PCYC NSW #mma #ufc

[@mainevent]

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[@Legendary_Teleportdinero]

Hope Rob is ready to wrestle

[@Legendary_Teleportdinero]

K hazmat not going to strike with rob

[@notperfectsoccer5328]

Niko Pajarillo is a great interviewer. I like his flow, composure and intelligent questions. Please keep him front and centre for MMA coverage.

[@sugarkain2291]

if rob wins 2024 is the best year for mma fs

[@AdrianKanoho]

No

[@ahmedshill5311]

no khamzat wins

[@SDCB754]

Let's go Rob! Khamzat's a tough challenge but Rob's up for it

[@wesleyminder9083]

No matter what happens. At the end of the day. Rob is a champion human being!

[@JONELMixvideos]

Keep dreaming

[@PerfectHowraya]

Dream on 😂

[@wesleyminder9083]

Wasnt being sarcastic. Mucho respec for rob all the way

[@zarakhanfrompakistan]

Rob is such a nice guy

[@khanwebb172]

I'm nice too!

[@zarakhanfrompakistan]

@@khanwebb172 good to hear :)

[@khanwebb172]

@zarakhanfrompakistan Actually, I am the worst, haha! But us Aussies seem nice even when we aren't

[@zarakhanfrompakistan]

@@khanwebb172 😭 that doesnt sound true but ok.well enjoy your day :)

[@khanwebb172]

@zarakhanfrompakistan It's true our accents and laid-back nature make us all sound kind and easy going. Anyway, I was just hoping you would fall in love with me, but it clearly isn't working...

[@throwie4515]

Rob bout to derail this train and get back on track to be champ again.

[@Obiodum_]

Rob was a paper champion with 0 title defences. Funnily enough he's never called that though, whilst Jamahal was 🤔

[@rman229]

Glass chin bum

[@yendevus1747]

@@Obiodum_ Khamzat is a paper hypejob with two gifted decisions against top 5.

[@ssj4goku18825theepic]

@@yendevus1747 he beat burns very handidly well despite the second round and usman too

[@Obiodum_]

@@yendevus1747 I couldn't care less about Chimaev.

[@Xformat01]

If Steve Erceg just fought for a title, why hasn't Chimaev? Somethings not right man.

[@clkgtr12]

they were gonna do him vs sean but he was injured, and sean can't fight in saudi, this is a title eliminator

[@Obiodum_]

@@clkgtr12 Why can't Strickland fight in Saudi Arabia?

[@clkgtr12]

@@Obiodum_ idk but i heard his coach eric say it in an interview

[@riahkmi6067]

i love you rob. but i think khamzat will win by submission or win by decision

[@Stefan996]

Cmon Rob

[@draco2xx]

this fight probably going the distance and a classic, 5 round banger🔥

[@user-nv2wt4hi8t]

Rob was so clean in defending a monster like Romero's takedowns. I think if he manages Khamzat's wild 1st round attempts I think he could take him.

[@yendevus1747]

Romero is overhyped. I can name 100 better MMA wrestlers.

[@dancully2921]

100% Khamzat will gas if he tries to wrestle like crazy in the first round

[@vasilijevukovic6946]

This was a long time ago,rob is not same as he used to be,khamzat will beat him

[@nozone4109]

Romero is a olympic silver medalist in wrestling

[@sterlHAsilva]

@@yendevus1747your opinion. Factually Yoel is one of the greatest wrestlers in ufc HISTORY.

[@temirlanadilbek8795]

No one wrestles like khamzat in that division. Many wrestlers but the pace and speed unlike khamzat

[@Obiodum_]

The others also don't gas out in two rounds, lmao.

[@rayhanatalferdaws7363]

@@Obiodum_ Yes, but he is the best wrestler

[@yendevus1747]

One round fighter.

[@alrikjohansson9888]

@@Obiodum_he won’t

[@michaelc3732]

What pace, he gassed agaisnt Usman and Burns he wont last 5 rounds with whittaker

[@magicmike97m]

What a legend, Bobby. Always so respectful. Champion inside and outside the octagon.

[@michaelseet9320]

Rob is so respectful..and he is the consummate professional

[@katelyn9182]

Can’t wait for this one!!! Let’s go Rob!!

[@farhanbhatti5843]

The disrespect to Gerald was deadly😭😭😭

[@BigPoppaSufi]

Just defend the takedowns bro

[@____HEISENBERG____]

Rob is a good fighter but Khamzat is a different beast.

[@avi3020]

Heart says Whittaker.Brain says khamzat. I hope my brain is wrong like most times.💪

[@dub_h7900]

Your brain must of taken a few knocks over the years...

[@Kingsman1125]

Khamzat by 1st Rd submission or top mount ground strikes

[@billywilkes7914]

The grappling was cancelled in the burns fight because burns has world class elite bjj

[@muhdhafizuddin18]

Yes 3x bjj world champ

[@MildlyHumorous-cq1nn]

Rob is not

[@josepharmand6117]

That's true. And Rob, while a black belt, doesn't quite have that level of skill. But, in exchange, he has a bigger stronger body than Gilbert, a background in wrestling as well, and great takedown defence.

[@DaCrazyO]

@@josepharmand6117He got taken down with ease by Dricus tho

[@josepharmand6117]

@@DaCrazyO There's a lot of unknowns but DDP is a big strong MW while Khamzat has been struggling with smaller WWs like Usman and Burns.

[@worlderacomicsofficial2071]

He is going to be overwhelmed by the Khamzat

[@pitt-e4534]

Love 💕💕 rob Whittaker

[@Charles-yf5bk]

Khamzat gonna smoke him and he gonna change it and said he underestimated him like he usually do when he loses

[@Enlightenment246]

He said the same thing when Dricus beat him too.

[@marsbrown4834]

Thank you for your positively framed and well constructed argument.

[@harzee85]

100%

[@Rayrulesohye]

Defo biggest challenge of Khamzats career. Great match up

[@user-bg3dc5bw6p]

If Khamzat takes his back , Robert is done with mma

[@loreyoungtech]

Rob is a respectful fighter. I am not his fan but I want him to win this fight.

[@stephencawker1565]

Yes you Do Rob!..Could never say anything bad about Bobby!...Good Luck Mate!...Your Ginna need it!....lmao...Cheers...love Bobby knuckles......

[@Enlightenment246]

Sorry to say but l think Rob is not going to win against Khamzat 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@stanco1273]

Khamzat got out boxed by 2 week notice usman yea sure he out wrestled him but usman landed more hits rob is khamzat best striker to date with great take down defense. Gsp even said rob could make him look bad

[@alrikjohansson9888]

Gsp Said ”if anyone can beat chimaev, it is whittaker” so he wasn’t really sure but if chimaev beats whittaker he doesn’t see anyone beating him

[@stanco1273]

@@alrikjohansson9888 nah fr if gsp himself said it fuck my take and everyone elses 🤣 great fight either way

[@clkgtr12]

​@@alrikjohansson9888gsp ran from whittaker so that's expected

[@Kurosaki990Ichigo]

Flying knee Bobby Knuckles

[@ziongite]

Yeah you don't need to acclimatise much to UAE, it's basically sea level luckily. If Khamzat beats Robert, I will be surprised. I tend to think Robert will win. I know Khamzat has a lot of hype and there would even be people claiming he could beat Ngannou because of his crazy level of hype, but at some point reality overcomes hype, and I think it's more likely that Robert wins. But that's what makes fighting to entertaining, we never know the answer until it happens.

[@rekanpayne6606]

LETS GOOOOO BOBBY KNUCKZ! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE

[@dub_h7900]

He's the first Maori oz UFC champ

[@Justbeyou1_]

Rob is gonna make khamzat work for it whittaker is on another level he is the best of the best 💯

[@beastieking1]

Rob going to cement himself as the third best middleweight ever

[@metsmokers1354]

Almost shared a kiss at the end there boys

[@rodrigodiaz9472]

Give him a knee to eat when he goes for the takedown, Rob!

[@Doofster]

"think"? obviously he does. Now the question is if he's gonna get to use it seing how Khamzat shoots for takedown 2 seconds into the fight

[@y_not]

Whittaker knee KO of Khamzat on an early take down attempt would be epic

[@erikcedillo2905]

#FeartheReaper

[@riskiriskington]

rob has a step back and 1 2 = his striking.

[@DavidJipson]

Khamzat is like khabib everyone hates him but yet no one can beat him.

[@paul8129]

Whittaker’s gonna send him to the shadow realm

[@morganburnett1992]

Lets go bobby time to fuck shit up brother let the beast out!!

[@jasont7814]

The Saudis are very respectful of all UFC fighters.

[@ggthewhale]

Bobby Knuckles is the man. Khamzat triangles him in the 2nd

[@user-pb7cp2ry7x]

Khamzat is not friend with no body i know he well make you cry

[@user-vy7pj3he4b]

This Pajarillo guy looks like he is in love with Khamzat

[@John.3]

I got rob via clinic

[@jackreacher2095]

Yea by a mile

[@learnsutra7579]

khamzat by tko

[@chewbaccasaw5232]

Get ready to sprawl

[@Re_partee]

Khamzat thinks this fight is Good guy vs Bad guy. Well.. when it comes to the Reaper, you reap what you sow 💀

[@Onlybadtakes2589]

Surprise to see Rob in pants, seem like the guy who would wear training shorts and a blazer on top

[@satoshishin]

Rob will walk through Khamzat and remind the entire division.

[@PandaBoy-zi2hg]

I like Rob and think he’s a good fighter, but he’s not a finisher. He doesn’t walk through anyone,

[@duvidoskiarrom]

My sanity depends on rob

[@bendover7841]

Kind of pathetic that you're more interested in seeing Khamzat lose than seeing Rob win.

[@aykutescobar4756]

@@bendover7841 How do u say that lol he didn't talked about Kmshot couldn't u think maybe he just wants Rob to win and shut all the doubters ? lol

[@setsumikokonoe4814]

Whittaker must be the best looking dude in the UFC.

[@Enlightenment246]

No he needs to get some bottom teeth and Dricus is far better looking, sorry

[@Obiodum_]

Always makes me laugh how this is the example of an MMA fan.

[@Technozaycheg]

Bro he is gonna jump your groin straight away. Be prepared.

[@dub_h7900]

Mean Maori

[@robthevampireslayer3211]

This is the third time Whittaker comes into a fight over confident, First with Dricus then with Costa and now with Khamzat. He never learns.

[@Obiodum_]

He knows he can because his delusional fanbase will support him regardless of what he says.

[@DarrellWilkerson4.6]

He beat costa, only thing that lets rob down is his chin.

[@Enlightenment246]

@@DarrellWilkerson4.6Costa actually was robbed, no way did Rob win that, judges were sleeping again.

[@JonathanCodes-ol1cm]

@Obiodum_ get a life why you even watch this video if you don’t like Rob lol

[@Obiodum_]

@@JonathanCodes-ol1cm Cry about it some more. Quote me where I said I don't like Whittaker?

[@nik.b430]

If someone throws a knee they'll get Khamzat mark my words from the first bell do a Masvidal because Khamzat does the ben askren shoots straight away

[@ilhdd4548]

No

[@alrikjohansson9888]

He didn’t against Usman, he shoots directly when he knows his opponents can’t handel his wrestling, against Usman he was waiting for about 10 seconds and he shoots so fast that it is hard to react to

[@ggthewhale]

Yeah it's not like every fighter going against every wrestler hasn't thought that lol

[@clkgtr12]

what a genius yeah

[@Nevertheless196]

its impossible against khamzat

[@tylerkelly9801]

Robert. I love ya. U need to retire brother. Just not high level anymore. Really not high level since before Izzy losses.

[@8revilo89]

Title: sure you do, your ground game sucks tho

[@ThaCyNiQ]

I love Rob as a fighter but he makes me cringe when he talks...

[@revert5651]

Whittaker wins by decision

[@edvinas111]

Let's be honest Rob is not the same , can't be best forever , if chechen take him down he will keep him there forever

[@bartledo9942]

It’s actually pronounced “Kumshot”

[@rayhanatalferdaws7363]

Your comment is as ridiculous as you are

[@AUSHARDSTYLE]

The fact that khamzat has talked about killing everyone yet has no belts whilst Pereira has had 2 belts says everything Rob will win effortlessly

[@JONELMixvideos]

This comment is better than 2 years old baby

[@Yoursquirrelfriend]

Khamzat hasn’t lost any fights and has never been given a title opportunity. So the only thing it says is the ufc waits till they know they can make the most money out of certain title fights. Sorry your boy Alex has already been finished twice in MMA.

[@JONELMixvideos]

@@Yoursquirrelfriend and he is no ground game . He avoid guys like Kamzat he knows kamzat will submit him in early round

[@arkalonalan]

I think Rob takes this one. I don't think Chimaev has the skill set to deal with him.

[@JasonSmith-UK.]

ROBERT WHITTAKER DEFEAT KHAMZAT CHIMAEV PLEASE🙏🏻

[@stanco1273]

Khamzat always dives for the legs 5 seconds in he scared throw hands 🤣 i noticed when you get back up or stuff his take downs it demoralizes him like it annoys him

[@marcusswings6250]

Robert can talk positive. But he has no chance of winning. Khamzat is a different animal.

[@tabishbeg9766]

Khamzat is getting his hype crushed 😅

[@josephmills9205]

U know that’s not happening

[@faizanyt]

Remember that Khamzat defeated Jack Harmansson who is arguably best wrestler in the MW division in a wrestling match.

[@codis5722]

Wrestling is weaker in that division

[@Dan-cb1no]

Bo nickal middle weight

[@ggthewhale]

He was tossing Jack around like a child

[@yendevus1747]

Khamzat is one round fighter. Easy W for Rob.

[@bibisalmaismail8765]

You trash

[@bendover7841]

👃

[@metalben123]

ahahahaha just beat a former champion over three rounds.

[@ggthewhale]

Natan Levy got choked out by a trashcan

[@kdmvbj]

Bet on Whittaker then, chimaev will ragdoll him that is the hard truth, dont be mad at him because he said he would beat any israeli fighter out there

[@kinantantjiptawirawan1326]

Romero td is shi+ lmao just wait and feel that with Khamzat, not one elite level grappler at MW, shi+ division

[@MatthewMcRowan]

Khamzat almost lost to midget Burns

[@rayhanatalferdaws7363]

He fought him while he was fasting and defeated him so that he would not cry

[@yendevus1747]

Lost to weeks notice Usman

[@ilhdd4548]

No

[@tesuser8173]

whittaker lost to welterweight stephen thompson

[@MatthewMcRowan]

@@rayhanatalferdaws7363 cope, eating at night is not fasting

[@hareshparmar292]

He's chin ain't good chimaev by 1St or 2nd

[@ilhdd4548]

Khamzat inshallah win 🏆

[@yayano8415]

There anything Rob doesn’t think he does better? Guys delusional and has looked underwhelming. We’ll see.

[@rman229]

Robert Middaker Former paper champ

[@Chris-sf2cp]

🤡🤡🤡🤨🤨

[@georgeiles6165]

Looks like you know nothing about nothing who the fook is this guy

[@rayhanatalferdaws7363]

Let's go, Khamzat Chimaev will win, God willing

[@josephmills9205]

Khamzat wins