Rob Whittaker meets Michael 'Venom' Page ahead of his UFC debut | Fox Sports Australia | UFC 299

Niko Pajarillo and Robert Whittaker chat to MVP ahead of his bout against Kevin Holland at UFC 299.
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[@jackreacher2095]

Y'all better be paying rob well . He carries this shit

[@aryamanmani4025]

I don't think he gets paid ahaha

[@tamie341]

​@@aryamanmani4025bruh of course he gets paid... Why would he do it otherwise??

[@deadpirate3134]

​@@aryamanmani4025 he definitely gets paid... May not be much but he isn't doing this for free 😂

[@KONAMAN100]

For the love of the sport man for Christ's sake​@@tamie341

[@KONAMAN100]

​@@tamie341hes also carving out a future career for himself. Everybody can see how good he is at this and he's got massive respect from the fighters

[@mistaschaub3280]

This is great, I like seeing Whittaker interviewing different fighters

[@snarfjohnson2262]

This is much better than most MMA journalists 🎉

[@aryamanmani4025]

Rob asking MVP about Bare Knuckle was hilarious

[@billyparham630]

wow going from brett okamoto to this is like going from donkey to unicorn, rob and niko know how to do an interview

[@daz123za]

brett is terrible

[@willbarritt8480]

Mvp thought jdm was chiesa😂

[@ryan3390]

I was confused for a minute when he was talking about the darce chock.😂

[@michaelholden1239]

Rob has been working on his public speaking and interviews these past couple of years. He's getting so much better than he was. Watch him continue to improve, and when he retires, get a seat at the desk.. Well done, mate. ❤🎉

[@smokecover9753]

I thought Robs goatee had gotten longer, just realised it’s a shadow 😂

[@thyowen]

thought he was going for the billy goat 😂

[@commentguy7]

Get Rob on that ESPN desk..Dude is so good man !!!

[@triplecheesemac]

Rob seems like the nicest guy but at the same time he is dangereous asf.

[@user-yz9wl4vu8w]

He went 6 rds including OT with Mike Perry that’s a huge achievement

[@t1nma5k22]

And won, we all know how badly they try & fix things in favour of their 'star' perry!

[@AGON17]

And that’s with half of his weapons taken away

[@seldom_bucket]

he didn't just go 6 rounds he dominated him, only reason mike got the decision is cause of how much money he brings to bare knuckle

[@user-yz9wl4vu8w]

@@seldom_bucket Perry is better than him at it he’s better then dam near anybody

[@moe7watson63]

My 2 favorite fighters, the Reaper and MVP, on 1 screen I had to take a picture when they were side by side. I love it!

[@meeee214]

MVP definitely should have won that bare knuckle fight, the last round never should have happened

[@donaldmcronald8989]

MFP won that fight. Sorry bro.

[@drunkpaulocosta9301]

It did and he lost

[@MrNicvdb]

MVP has so much hype behind him. To come in and be so likeable and well thought out with his answers. Win or Lose imo this guy is gunna be (might already be) a fan fave.

[@sarajordie]

He's great for the business. What an exciting style he has, totally outclassed Holland who's a tough opponent.

[@doncarloalvir5789]

my favorite thing about MVP is he seems like he carries himself well outside of the cage. alot of fighters who are showboat-y and cocky in the ring tend to carry that attitude out side of the cage and come off as brash and arrogant but he seems so well spoken and polite. i always loved his fighting style but the interviews have made me a big fan of MVP

[@ChadDanes]

At first, I was like “WOW! Robbie’s really falling into this Interviewer role.” Then the close up angle view got me real good. Didn’t expect that. I didn’t know they were over. Fascinating

[@everythingremindsmeofher111]

did mvp just confuse jdm with chiesa?

[@rickyshen6970]

yes he fully did lmao

[@tristhekid]

“The casual” Page

[@cassidyerickson7408]

Imagine if chiesa fought Burns😂😂 that would be a slaughter lol

[@tinandgonic3927]

Can't blame him after jdm's last fight lol

[@JavierNYC423]

@@tristhekidwhy would mvp watch a random fight night ?

[@Ash_Hudson]

"what a guy"

[@andrewSUN17]

MVP is such a great fighter and soul! Good luck Michael!

[@omnipotentaus]

LESSSSSSSSSSSSGO MVP

[@tinandgonic3927]

I wish MVP would have watched Rob's podcast and called him out on picking Holland to beat him😂

[@johnwinters6999]

Looking fwd to his fight with kev holland. Two great great fighters

[@paulparadoxia]

LOVE the authentic style of these Aussie interviewers. MVP didnt know who JDM was haha

[@anthonyunleashedmusicoffic4724]

MVP is the real martial arts☯️🥷📈💸💸💸💸🎬💯⚡

[@jamkick8]

Page got no clue who Jack is lmfaoo

[@soundcerebellum]

He might find out the hard way

[@juiceman562]

Excited for this fight

[@pamsfluffyhat]

Agree he's super likable! The Nina Drama interview was epic 🤣

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

Matchup for the fans

[@GhostC01]

i will always have so much respect for the reaper born and bread to fight⚔️💯

[@DonMIFC]

MVP vs Mike Perry was a great fight. Would be good to see MVP vs Austin Trout in BKFC. Would be a bit of a snooze fest cause they both love to counter but I can imagine tension being high if one cathes the other

[@elchappo1320]

U see. UFC takes care of its fighters

[@anasshahid224]

Great interview, MVP is such a classy guy, humble respectful. Excited for his UFC debut Saturday night. 👏👏👏

[@ryan3390]

Love this fight, love both fighters performances. Kevin is big for 170 and I have a feeling he is gonna be the harder hitter but MVP is slick and I think the fight can go either way. I just hope it goes at least 2 rounds just to see some good action.

[@soundcerebellum]

MVP is a fascinating striker

[@khurramali8374]

You’re more like able Robert

[@Goatdub]

I’m here cuz of Rob

[@tateduku]

Rob definitely on that Medicine 😅

[@ghostfacescrillaNG]

So with the UFC, do the fighters get their entire camp kind of paid for them by the company? So the purse they get is kind of factoring those costs in already? Just wondering because obviously boxing doesn’t work this way, they have to pay everyone during and after the fight.

[@t1nma5k22]

NOt Going to Lie But I wouldn't watch a single clip of this show if Rob wasn't on it, he makes the show whenever he is on it, don't get me wrong Volk is cool whenever he is on too BUT for me Its all about Bobby Knuckles!!

[@Lach60]

I only watch this for rob, just saying

[@WunnSEN]

I feel 299 is going to be way better than 300

[@LarryHooker]

I love how the boxing fans are just writing off a real FIGHTER in Ngannou. If he just hurts AJ i think it's lights out for him

[@infiad1275]

The outcome wasn't what I was hoping for. 😮‍💨

[@LarryHooker]

@@infiad1275 Ngannou came in there TOO Confident and Joshua was LEVELS above. But that's why you fight to see what happens. I'm not sure why Ngannou thought he could just walk through Joshua's punches smh

[@Nonegiven14582]

He's used to losing

[@trentmaconer]

Ask him about JDM fight and answers with Ponzi fight 😂

[@Jennz777]

Usman is coming

[@ItsameAlex]

haha jdm actually won, mvp speaking as if jdm lost hahaha

[@Diadan-Kai]

If anything that fight was easily a draw.

[@ItsameAlex]

@@Diadan-Kai maybe, but mvp speaking as if jdm officially lost saying "he'll bounce back", if I was the interviewer I would've said "no need for him to bounce back he won the fight, didn't you know that?"

[@yamyamyams2629]

Yeah, he's great until he faces a well-rounded corn feed all American wraaastler!

[@hybrid.catastrophic.impact6071]

He did and arguably won. He faced Logan Storley who is one of the best wrestlers in mma and easily top 5 in the ufc

[@kenwahldhlamini8102]

MVP has a decent chance of beating Kevin Holland but gets mauled by top 10 guys like Geoff Neal, Sean Brady, JDM, Belel and Shavkat let alone be a champion. People forget that MVP is a hypejob can crusher beating bums but struggles to beat good guys or win a major belt

[@DeclanHillman]

he would take geoff neal to school

[@ItsameAlex]

haha jdm actually won, mvp speaking as if jdm lost hahaha

[@davethegreat9291]

He's there to entertain and give us some highlight knockouts, similar to what Chandler has done at LW. Realistically, at 36, he's not gonna win the belt, but who cares

[@tinandgonic3927]

Lol did you see geoff neal's last fight? His strategy was covering up and stepping in to get hit. How he's in the top 10 is beyond me

[@kenwahldhlamini8102]

@@DeclanHillman stop the drugs

[@adamibrahim7706]

Jdm won lmao

[@jimmypickle896]

Oi main event please change this host! So bloody boring

[@overtblowfish4439]

Lol he did not give a shit about jdm

[@CaseyKCRichards]

Have no idea what they brought Page to the ufc…. To put up a show…. To entertain …. Why is Page not fighting a reputable fighter in the ufc . ?

[@Dlord1PlayStation]

Kevin Holland is ranked #13 in his division, so he is a reputable fighter. I'd reckon they wanted to give MVP a fighter who they think would strike with him to put on a show. If he beats Holland, he'd be ranked and probably gets to fighter Stephen Wonderboy Thompson. After that, probably someone top 5 then a title shot. Aljamain Sterling was literally the UFC bantamweight champion with the most title defensive in his division, and they're starting him off with Calvin Kattar in featherweight, who was #8 when they announced the fight, IIRC. Many people thought Aljo deserved to fight Max Holloway or at least a top 5 fighter considering he's a long reining former champ who only lost to the current champ since becoming champion. They also denied him a title rematch vs Sean O'Malley. So the UFC isn't always fair that way. 🤷‍♂️

[@Nonegiven14582]

He's done nothing in boxing. Could have made a fortune fighting Liam Smith or Eubanks jnr. But hes not good enough to win even British title.

[@glenmcintire3106]

Yeah. Flucus Gaybe thinks Whitaker has no chance against Page. I think that's ridiculous. 😂