Rob Whittaker responds to Khamzat Chimaev fight rumours | Fox Sports Australia

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[@Fungun491]

Is this Robs Fox uniform 😂😂

[@ryanmolnar6783]

So we are all still saying Paulo cancelled the fight? Despite him saying from day 1 there was no fight and he never signed a contract? Dana White is the one who messes Rob up, not Paulo. The UFC did Robert dirty on this one.

[@noahtremblay2676]

Spare me Paulo has such a loser mentality. If he fought more that once a year instead of crying about money he would be on two different fight contracts from what he is. He is entertaining but is also a Weiner.

[@ryanmolnar6783]

@@noahtremblay2676 I didnt say Paulo isnt an idiot, I didnt soeak to him at all. I spoke to the fact that everyone is blaminghim for this when he had said from day 1 it wasnt a real fight. People need to blame the right person. That is Dana White.

[@spreiik]

@@ryanmolnar6783I haven’t seen anyone blaming him.

[@ryanmolnar6783]

@SPREIK brother every single show is blaming paulo. Even here they're saying he pulled out he didn't though. He never signed

[@ngatiwarrior6975]

@@spreiik literally every sports media outlet is blaming costa lol

[@1LowkeyMF]

0:34 damn I died wen the other guy just didn’t laugh at his joke 😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marcernest3165]

I would have never laughed at that if I hadn't seen your comment lol cause he does smile but he looks at him like "yeah 😃" lmao

[@1LowkeyMF]

@@marcernest3165 im glad you saw it 🤣 tht was so funny

[@navidnikraz2299]

😂😂😂

[@chriatianwallace6055]

Made me crack up when I saw it hahahaha

[@holdensagan]

That's why you don't prepare a joke beforehand. In your head it's always funnier.

[@usmansabir3897]

UFC royally effed up the Costa fight. They announced the fight before getting it signed by both parties.

[@anthonycampbell2151]

💯 the UFC like to do that announcing a fight before it's signed quite a bit. Probably a tactic to put pressure on fighters to sign.

[@jonathanruiz7877]

Crappy that they aren’t transparent with all the fighters … telling one that the fight is on when knowing it is not signed

[@anthonycampbell2151]

@Jonathan Ruiz UFC treat the fighters like pieces of meat as soon as the fighters become old they are fed to the young lions then shipped out without even any fanfare or celebration of their legends careers.

[@cognacpapi5447]

@@anthonycampbell2151you are exactly right. It’s a tactic

[@leflopjames5628]

Why are u crying about the ufc? It's good business tactics.

[@AintFredoYou]

I legit look at Rob the same way I look at Max. So damn nice outside the octagon but so damn ruthless inside the octagon.

[@imakimmy2]

He is a monster in the octagon. Fearsome.

[@goofygoof212]

gayyy 29-0 khabib beats both in same noght sowwy

[@MrBadintentionss]

@@goofygoof212 boo hoo!

[@hex3639]

@@goofygoof212 jon jones and gsp run over khabib and islam in same noght sowwy

[@bruhwhatsthisshit]

@@goofygoof212 who? Rob and Max?

[@saltlakers5863]

Whittaker is so classy and seems like such a genuine guy.

[@lukem2260]

%100000 ,honerable

[@chucky8819]

He’s Australian they are the best humans on earth from experience as a global traveler

[@charliebackman7968]

I love how he discretely threw a little dig at Izzy while also throwing a little dig at himself in the same sentence, suggesting that Izzy would be better off fighting him than Alex

[@kengrand5445]

Rob is so well spoken & such a solid dude...he represents the sport & himself really well

[@akilbrazier1421]

It’s why he’s one of my favorite fighters

[@richardmorris7063]

Very hard not to like the guy. Double turf w/ a well rounded skill set.

[@1.21gigawatts2]

What a kick in the nuts. How can you have an event in Australia and not have Rob on the card? surely they could have replaced Costa. I'm sure there's some young and hungry talent that would have stepped up.

[@1.21gigawatts2]

Apart from the fact that in this very video he said he was disappointed that he wouldn't be fighting in Perth you para-social little gremlin 😂

[@TheMikilili]

its one thing to go and fight some bum on short notice compared to rob lol

[@ymb9shinzou743]

@@1.21gigawatts2 Yeah I was real disappointed he didn't call out Khamzat when the fight fell through. He didn't even have to be a dick about it he could have said "Hey mate I'm looking for a guy who likes short notice fights and fighting in enemy territory. That last weight cut looked brutal, come on up, have some fun and we can be friends after" I personally think that would be a crazy good fight and even if it doesn't materialize you get brownie points for calling out a dude many don't want to fight and doing everything in your power to keep the fight on in PErth.

[@wornesy4206]

Why give him some young fighter just to ruin their confidence? Whittaker is an elite level fighter, one of the best in the game and nobody in that division other than izzy and Alex are a match for rob

[@gk6272]

He beat everyone else in the top 5

[@jwetzel9112]

Man Rob is so wholesome!

[@MrBadintentionss]

no bullshit in him 👍

[@rogerpairill2852]

UnBreakable Titanium Shin Bone!!!! UnSpeakable Uranium Thin Phone!!!!! UnCrustable Plutonium Skin Tone!!!!!

[@user-rp2xo1me4u]

I think we all know why they didn't Feed Sean to Rob 🤣🤣🤣

[@samblack5313]

It’s a damn shame, there is nobody in the UFC that deserves a flogging than Sean.

[@stoso9864]

Robert is one of the best role models in mma. Smart, intelligent a family man, never a bad word out of his mouth m, he is what mma should be about, honor and respect

[@JJ-xt2cf]

whittaker reliably feels very strongly about christmas

[@Omar-jy1gr]

I would love to see Khamzat fight Paulo Costa before he fights Wittaker

[@trent_assmussen]

I’m a huugeee Khamzat fan. And I stand by this

[@positivevibes532]

Whittaker vs Chimaev would be an absolute barn burner, but I’d rather Bobby Knuckles get a shot at the title next.

[@yasharmahmoud736]

Rob is one of the nicest fighter in ufc. He is such a respectful person t

[@sabansabanovic9750]

The more I listen to Robert the more I have respect for him...Really down to earth guy..Keep on mate

[@ilijeganu273]

Rob vs Khamzat would be fireworks

[@christianlachniet5785]

Robert vs Pereira would be a nice match up, I love both guys, these are the best fights

[@ManoloSeFue]

Rob’s barber is on point with that fade.

[@DinoBabe924]

Chimaev has to be really stupid to take the fight with Whittaker. Nightmare matchup for him. And he knows that as well.

[@the_skyhasnolimit]

It's a nightmare matchup for robert aswell

[@TheUrionak]

@@the_skyhasnolimit How? Rob built his career on beating the pi*s out of wrestlers

[@DinoBabe924]

@@the_skyhasnolimit no way in hell

[@abediasif4822]

Khamzat by submission

[@DinoBabe924]

@@abediasif4822 nothing is certain in fights. So we'll see

[@brucelee6836]

ROB WHITTAKER VS KHAMZAT CHIMAEV!!!!! IS THE FIGHT LETS MAKE IT HAPPENED!!

[@JasTheKariol]

What makes most sense is him vs Khamzat, and Izzy vs Pereira 2.

[@samblack5313]

Good luck getting israel to sign that contract.

[@ilovedogs2642]

The idea that izzy is waiting for Rob to beat Alex so he can challenge him is hilarious to me

[@nacerouafa1007]

Khamzat is the fight to make tho

[@martinoplaya7805]

that subtle rofl of israel adesyanya in the end was class 😄

[@WillemAlarik]

Rob is an extremely intelligent and self aware dude. He better become an analyst when his time is up.

[@benpuljak2304]

i think he will dissapear from the mma world after retirement, rather just play video games and be there for his kids, but i would love to be wrong

[@crazypato3752]

They didn’t put Strickland against Whittaker because he was coming off losses so it doesn’t make sense to match #1 coming off a win vs #7 coming off two losses. He got the call to fight Imavov cause it makes more sense ranking wise to put high ranked guy coming off losses vs low ranked guy on a win streak.

[@edwardsranch2686]

Yea but a guy like Rob needs to fight, especially when the fans are waiting, rankings don’t really matter in today’s matchup. I believe they have something else in mind. But gotta wait a bit to get that cash to come in.

[@moe7watson63]

I look forward to seeing him fight anyone.

[@nathanserna7298]

*Whittaker vs Chamaev bombshell 💣

[@mhubert27]

The best matchup they could make right now to be honest

[@jhondoe5147]

The end was very funny. Issy don't want none of Piera.

[@ACRC1977]

Most famous saying in the UFC: "...it is what it is..."

[@bommtatak]

Robert deserves a title shot. If pereira moves up, Izzy and Rob should go at it again. And I believe Rob will pull it off this time. It was close last time.

[@mysticmike9125]

I got a feeling they're gonna announce perreira vs whittaker in the coming weeks and I reckon the perfect spot for it is at ufc 285 right under jones vs gane or they'll make them main event ufc 286

[@minatofrusciante2574]

Pls don’t. I dont want chimaev hype to derailed

[@rtj7836]

Love Bobby Knuckles, humble n so cool. A true champ🏆

[@rtj7836]

@DireGoth03 nuance buddy. Once you've been a world champion you are always known as the champ. Get a clue ffs

[@raider_x]

that receipt joke landed he’s just sitting with a chump

[@crystaltheresavincen]

I don't understand how the UFC couldn't find him a fight I think he should fight for the title next

[@rogerpairill2852]

UnBreakable Titanium Shin Bone!!!! UnSpeakable Uranium Thin Phone!!!!! UnCrustable Plutonium Skin Tone!!!!!

[@jimmybooki4281]

Yeah Alex is next for The Reaper.I reckon he can take him.Then Izzy for #3.

[@e.a.poecrnimacak354]

Whittaker humbles Khamzat

[@KAT-xi3ol]

Chill out, it's a sport and them all fight better than you, so watch and enjoy lol

[@redbaron5308]

@@KAT-xi3olso we’re not allowed to talk about it? Headass.

[@vchemka2]

@@KAT-xi3ol he can’t make a prediction mate? What him fighting anyone has to do with anything?

[@JONELMixvideos]

Loll don't compare kamzat fight with burns in 170 bro. Kamzat is bigger stronger in 185 for sure kamzat finish rob in 1 round mark my words.

[@versaces]

@@JONELMixvideos 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mohamedzahiredwards6363]

Bobby Knuckles, what a classy guy. He represents what Mma fighters should be. No ego, real gentleman but in the octagon he's a fighting machine.

[@simonssol3526]

The UFC just keeping their fighters in the dark as usual. Imagine the mental strain of not knowing whether you will fight in 8 weeks, 12 weeks, or 6!

[@purowhioke8471]

1:30 mentioned offered fight againts khamzat... quickly changes the subject 🤣🤣..

[@samwilliamson694]

Big fan of both guys but Rob dismantles that train

[@trent_assmussen]

What train?😭 if u talking Khamzat u are higher than giraffe nuts buddy

[@trent_assmussen]

Khamzat is too good in every aspect of wrestling and bjj for Whittaker to deal with

[@nterone7137]

@@trent_assmussen the guy burns nearly knocked out? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mokimkhan5941]

Dude rob went toe toe with romero and won that fight it's the worst match up for both of them but idk if rob can keep the fight standing he would knock his ears off

[@trent_assmussen]

@@mokimkhan5941 Rob ain’t keeping shit standing

[@o.j7408]

2:40 low key saying izzy don't want that smoke💨

[@mittensthehousecat4114]

Didn’t even think of Sean Strickland replacement situation. Would have been a win win for everybody assuming Sean wanted a high ranked opponent and better payday but maybe he knew fighting sooner against his most recent opponent was the best situation to place him back on the win column. Regardless Rob being on the Perth card would have been amazing but seems like there’s some play here with regards to the title and Alex and izzy.

[@crazypato3752]

Whittaker vs Pereira is a very interesting matchup

[@kaygeez1542]

Whittaker vs Costa NEEDS to happen

[@JP-rw5cd]

Bit late buddy

[@johnstover4584]

Nobody has been able to hold Whittaker down. It would be interesting to see if Chimaev can hold him down. I don't think he can. I see Whittaker piecing him apart from the sloppy tired shots.

[@cbruno12180]

He has to be the nicest guy in the ufc what class he has that makes him an awesome star!!!

[@Clothy22]

Gotta say, the Bobby Knuckles fighting in Australia Curse is real.

[@twistedstrength.]

When did they mention Khamzat though?

[@zippo_muk9254]

*Khamzat needs to be finished at 170lbs before committing to 185lbs.* He needs to add some size for 185lbs, and if he does then he’s never making 170lbs again. He needs to either commit to 170 and delay 185lbs or just commit to 185.

[@PineappAlSauce]

I would love to see him added to the Jones vs Gane card March 4th

[@McYeroc]

Khamzat has publicly said he doesn't want to fight rob.

[@dylbaaags__992]

Hope it’s rob vs Alex I’m march-April that would be such a cool fight

[@bigsam5171]

Robs fade and beard look clean as fuck

[@juanping6845]

bobby Knicks is still a classy fighter let's all talk happen in the cage and seems like a down to earth man

[@onemanhiswhiteboard940]

Whittaker would dismantle Chimaev. Rob eats up that style of opponent.

[@JohnDoe-pc3jk]

Nope

[@jayjeezy4614]

Yup. He schooled Romero twice

[@SL-ux8jt]

I disagree

[@Ghostrider-zr5xp]

He robbed Romero twice

[@vagabond57097]

@@jayjeezy4614 Completely different style of wrestler plus Yoel was 40 years old and same height or shorter than Rob. Khamzat chain wrestles and does scrambles. And he has rapid speed. Robs never faced anyone like that

[@user-cc5tx8dz2u]

Submission radio >>>>>>>>

[@Anonymiss_333]

1 Day later and we have leaked news of exactly what Whittaker said "he can see Izzy and Alex not fighting next, Izzy letting Rob and Alex go at it for a bit and he fights the winner" Well a day later and its circulating - Bobby Knuckles Title Shot. Lets get it!!!

[@samblack5313]

Can’t wait to hear israel cry about not getting the rematch he never wanted.

[@InertiaFloatStudio]

Rob v Sean would be great

[@elijohnson6761]

I’d watch that rob vs Alex Izzy takes winner not sure if it would happen if rob won Alex would wanna a rematch! But be great to see

[@Mr-Opium]

Idk how they make a Perth card and don’t have Rob. Volk and Rob are must haves whenever you do an Australia card

[@toasty-toast]

His dad Forrest Whittaker looks tougher than him in Star Wars

[@hajiee]

I would love to see a Strickland vs Whittaker fight

[@lucaspapi]

yeah strickland would get finished and i would like to see that

[@nterone7137]

@@lucaspapi strickland outlanded cannonier in 4 of the 5 rounds landed double the amount of head strikes and also just won against imavov

[@clutch7548]

@@nterone7137 so? bobby is on another level… all the top middleweights look good til they fight Rob or Izzy And Strickland got beat easily vs Pererua

[@nterone7137]

@Clutch7 I never said bobby was bad did I casual? I just said that he outlanded cannonier in 4 of the 5 rounds and also just dominated imavov, I move bobby knuckles but let's not forget strickland has a higher win percentage and also more knockouts. Then you say poatan knocked him out, kiddo poatan will knock out any fighter that is put against him he finished izzy 2 out of 3 times 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

[@scottbagan7610]

UFC should not be having pay disputes with fighters like this. Just pay them what they deserve. Not low balling or underpaying to save UFC money. Us fans lose when they cant get the good fights going. Just like at jones vs Ngannau

[@brennen2268]

Strickland Costa is the fight to make, that would be a perfect press conference and Rob fighting Strickland would ruin it because he would school him

[@wp1925]

The best today.

[@HyujKok]

The Reaper wanted strickland because it would be another easy soul to claim.

[@meankronen8217]

I wonder who in MW they are planning to match him with, i would say Marvin naturally but he already beat him last fight.... who is left? he beat everybody and maybe Strickland makes sense but he also just fought, twice.

[@trent_assmussen]

Khamzat is better than all of the top 5 mw. They should make that fight happen between Borz and Whittaker

[@meankronen8217]

@@trent_assmussen You are on some strong drugs, this is not just about more skilled. regardless of what women are telling you, size does matter.

[@0warami_7oo]

pereira

[@meankronen8217]

@@0warami_7oo Cool but he is matched with Adesanya.

[@gamessportsandmore3371]

​@@meankronen8217khamzat literally beats Strickland in sparring. And he is not smaller than most MWS.

[@michaelbass3456]

I think this is the closest to seeing Bobby pissed that I’ll ever see this guy is NOT happy with the UFC

[@PGMJD]

I want to see Whittaker. No matter who he fights. Make it happen!

[@808nzaro]

Khamzat at welterweight reminds me of Skeletor 145 Mcgregor🦴

[@dean9261]

Why? Is it true that 5 Israeli spies were caught dancing celebrating and taking pictures of the twin towers as they fell on 9/11? Weird behavior for 5 ((them)) spies isn't it?

[@joshuaisoff9423]

lmaooooo, it’s not THAT bad😭😭

[@Meme-mw7nq]

I think Pereira at middleweight is worse than Khamzat for sure

[@gutssk7428]

Khamzat ain't looking that bad lmao did u see his back muscles

[@shashwatkumar7123]

@@Meme-mw7nqereira never really missed weight, Khamzat has. But I gotta agree, Pereira is a fucking huge weight bully, the mans bigger than 90% of the LHWs, god knows how that guy even makes 185.

[@barkacademies3829]

Whittaker: I’m glad I kept the receipts, haha Interviewer: 😑

[@vzgsxr]

They should just let Rob fight guys from the crowd on the UFC Perth card as a type of lucky door prize. They should weigh all the spectator men as they come through the gates, then they pick 5 names out of a hat that are within 10kgs of Rob's weight, and Rob fights them all, one after the other. 😂

[@Canvas58027]

1:43 Strickland

[@Pratikphuke]

Alex vs Whittaker at UFC 287 !!

[@orlandored9608]

they want him vs pereira in april.

[@SuperBaby11]

Bobby v pereira would be niceeee

[@frankthetank5445]

It’s fucked, Tuivasa and Whittaker both should have been on the Australian card

[@peteravager891]

My favorite fighter of all time

[@jadenbowers5148]

Not having Rob on an Australian card is such an embarrassment. Really not liking the decision making in the UFC rn. Pushing duds to the top like patty while losing belt holders and fucking over guys who gave the sport everything. It's insane.

[@TeemoForLife]

so Francis 8mil per fight Yet cant promote Costa's 70/70k to at least like 110 lol

[@hmmm3210]

8 mill for JJ fight only. Not per fight.

[@cobywarren5103]

@@hmmm3210 it was a 3 fight 8 million a fight deal.

[@Ididntdoit77]

It’s extremely disappointing and disheartening for Boddy. To not be able to fight on the Australian card his home especially after the past few years with Covid. But this is where they must have both fighters sign the contract before the fights get announced this way it ensure ( to a degree ) that the fight is official and it will happen obviously with the exception of injury. I’ve heard Anthony Smith on the ‘believe you me’ podcast say that he typically doesn’t sign the contract until fight week which I only 7 days before the fight. Smith has never robbed anyone of his opponents by not signing or messing them around. But this is clearly the UFCs fault for announcing the bobby v costa fight when they knew they were is contracts negotiations with costa.

[@guilliman1990]

the reaper vs alex confirmed \

[@clippess11]

Bobby Knuckles!!!

[@xHopshotx]

Man could have spent Christmas with his family.

[@TheFBM2011]

I mean what did you expected from Costa? I bet he couldn’t make weight this time as well.

[@LambCurryDotOrg]

Or he was not happy with getting paid 70/70.

[@notoftentold4076]

@@LambCurryDotOrg Costa was unrelevant until he had beef with Khamzat.He has to show something in the ring in order to get paid like a champ or one who pulls alot of PPV

[@Mr.Kaito.1]

@@notoftentold4076 “Unrelevant” lmao you have no idea what you’re talking about bum just stop

[@Mr.Kaito.1]

He’s missed weight one time 🤡

[@clutch7548]

@@notoftentold4076 it’s irrelevant not unrelevant dummy and costa beefed with Izzy first wtf

[@richardmorris7063]

Folks "down under" are so proud of Rob & rightly so. I think he beats every MW in the world not named Izzy.

[@drunkpaulocosta9301]

Whos this guy? I swear he looks familiar. .he looks just like this guy i got tickets to see live 2 times. And both of those times he let me down... Like spitting image.

[@deankosta6216]

Whittaker missing from perth card is a big let down

[@worer850]

We all are fans of Whitaker. Any dude to fight 10 rounds against Romero is a fucking beast.

[@xonious9031]

top 185 fighter

[@callumhurle9057]

Does this mean Whitaker Vs Khamzat in London

[@pudgyfolds2186]

If its Chim chim, the ufc is gonna wait till the last min to tell Bobby. Best believe Hamzat is in camp right now!

[@lukedeker4676]

Not going to do him much good, he’s a long way off being any trouble for rob at middle weight. And I’m not talking about rankings. Rob would make khamzat look silly in there.

[@SandunLabs]

Whittaker has to pay the Rent, Right.

[@offtheroadoli5189]

I'd love Rob to humble Khamzat, that would be a great match up.

[@izayaogle9151]

Good luck rob kamazat is a beast g

[@samblack5313]

So paulo “wine-o” costa had too many wines again!?

[@hansoloburger2322]

Imagine how easy Whitaker would beat Strickland

[@Kilo_kyle]

Strickland 10-8

[@ejjdabeast2254]

@@Kilo_kyle good joke

[@Kilo_kyle]

@@ejjdabeast2254 it was a joke. I hate shitland

[@nterone7137]

Strickland is coming off back to back wins he outlanded cannonier in 4 out of the 5 rounds

[@hansoloburger2322]

@@nterone7137 what relevance is that to my original comment?