Robert Whittaker REACTS To His Fight vs Chimaev & Andre Lima’s Bite! | MMArcade Podcast (Episode 36)

Welcome to Episode 36 of the MMArcade Podcast! Join Rob Whittaker and Jonny as they discuss Rob’s upcoming fight vs Khamzat Chimaev at UFC Fight Night: Saudi Arabia. Plus, our reactions to Andre Lima getting bit by Igor Severino, Ian Machado Garry rejecting a fight with Michael Venom Page, Brandon Moreno announcing a break from MMA, Michael Chandler fighting Conor McGregor and more!
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00:00 Intro
00:27 Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev
05:34 Igor Severino Biting Andre Lima
11:28 Ian Garry vs Michael Page
16:30 Brandon Moreno Announces Break
19:27 Michael Chandler vs Conor McGregor
22:47 UFC Fight Night
26:00 Video Game News
39:00 What We’re Playing & Watching
48:36 Viewer Questions

[@aryamanmani4025]

Rob is the baddest MW in the game, always takes the hardest fights and never shies away from putting his spot on the line. 2 MORE WINS and the belt is back to where it belongs. LFG BOBBY KNUCKLESSS

[@user-xq5zm3mf9m]

Dream bro

[@Hamerparsa]

Robs fight is literally a day after elden ring dlc is releasing . That’s hell of a week 😂

[@ahypernova]

That'll be the reward for his win :)

[@bigboss8647]

Rob gonna finish it in round 1 and rush back to the hotel to boot up that dlc 🤣

[@MMArcadePodcast]

talk about timing lmao

[@FMAS89]

Nice touch Jonny by adding the fight announcement at the beginning, well editing 👌🏻

[@MMArcadePodcast]

Haha thanks mate I really appreciate it 🙏🏼

[@deez8060]

Funny how much Robs opinion on gaming news is more valid then most KZbinrs covering it…He’s a legit gamer and has been for years but isn’t swayed by all the opinions and group think mindset that lives in that community

[@user-gh5jj6dg4b]

Rob being absolutely distraught and traumatised over failing to save a child in a quest, and then his genuine response at 46:15 absolutely killed me lmao.

[@MMArcadePodcast]

hahaha

[@jpr96]

Rob is a BMF! Never says no to a fight, and now fighting arguably the toughest fight in the division. He fought and beat Yoel twice, when Yoel was at his prime, and overcame injuries during the fight. I have no doubt Whittaker takes the fight to Chimaev and beats him down! LFG Bobby Knuckles!

[@macjj1733]

Great edit putting the announcement in the beginning! Keep up the great work and good luck Rob!

[@MMArcadePodcast]

Thank you mate! Tried to make it seamless haha

[@lurk7411]

Best of luck in your next fight, Rob! It was an honor to watch your last fight in Anaheim👊💪🏽

[@Kegotback]

Happy to see a new episode of the pod out, I literally saw your most recent video talking about Rob's fight. Rob congrats best of luck with training camp. I wish you the upmost success, safe, and healthy camp. I'm only 5min into the pod, time to watch the rest.

[@corinacotter6606]

It’s funny watching Rob pretending to care about Ian Garry 😅😂😅😂

[@crazypato3752]

I'm still amazed at how Whittaker took some heavy shots from Costa and didn't even look fazed by it

[@bigben42]

I feel like Costa’s shots must look worse than they are because he doesn’t really do big damage with them

[@denisenoles3159]

@bigben42 Agree. He is a volume puncher with not much pop on his punches but his kicks are vicious.

[@BlakeLovesPoland]

You guys have such great chemistry despite the podcast being relatively young. Another great episode.

[@MMArcadePodcast]

We've been friends for years prior to the cast starting :)

[@knockdoubt]

Pick him apart on the feet! Keep your cardio at peak! 💪

[@kumarashwarya2185]

Bobby knuckles, calling Khamzat; Khazmat is so funny!

[@marsbrown4834]

Who else sees Whittaker and Tszyu being cut from the same cloth? Bobby the Soul Taker Knuckles. Tim the Reaper Tszyu.

[@Nikkska]

Can even chuck Jack Della Maddalena in there too, calling out Shavkat!

[@vanharbi2438]

Rob you are the man! We will be more than happy to have you in Saudi!

[@Guerrilla_Grodd]

The tickle analogy was both on point AND hilarious 😂

[@sylvestercorrea9635]

Split the prelims and mains over two weeks. Love the content! Looking forward to the next one.

[@justinm5972]

I wish I could claim this but someone quoted on MMA Talk talking about Rob "Whittaker talking as if every fight levels him up like a video game character is 🔥" lol so true! Cant wait will be a banger!

[@PeteRaboe]

Yessss Rob, that's a great fight! Best of luck man

[@MMArcadePodcast]

💪🏼

[@Drew-gm4sy]

Great vid as always and good luck to Rob in your upcoming fight! Rooting for you. One thing I wished you all would've mentioned or broke down a little bit was the Peyton Talbott vs Saaiman fight. Thought that was such an impressive showing I would've loved to have heard y'all's take on it! All the best!

[@vincentvandervelden3554]

What an incredible Gangster move....I admire few men but I admire the heck out of the fighter Robert Whittaker Love Robs bouncing standup style maybe less bouncy on this one?

[@PancakesTFC88]

Let’s go Rob! Exciting news to know when he will be back in the octagon

[@pauljakhu5494]

Let’s go Rob!

[@drmisterius]

Can’t wait Rob. Podcast is dope too keep it up!

[@xT1nz0]

One of my favourite fighters will fight on my City this a dream that came true. Welcome to Saudi Arabia Rob ❤️❤️

[@2ClutchCorey]

Bobby knuckles!!! Go get it done fella, you know that boy ain’t got it after 7 mins 😂😂😂😂

[@Ar1AnX1x]

btw Jonny good job bringing the intro music back, its a cool tune

[@kaezproductions3977]

Keen to listen to this ep, perfect time for the long weekend. Keen for this ep, keen for australian mma in 2024, Good luck mate

[@Pirocharm]

So you are going to listen to this episode for 4 straight days, on repeat?:)))

[@kaezproductions3977]

@@Pirocharm might loop it while I sleep

[@kaezproductions3977]

For four days

[@MMArcadePodcast]

thanks for the support mate!

[@isaiahvaz3933]

Congrats Rob lets get this shi

[@EdwardScape]

What a great episode! And Rob just can't stay away from banger fights!

[@tristanjames6976]

Let’s go Rob!!!!!

[@brekdimmick1097]

I love listening to you both of you talk about martial arts and gaming. My two favorite hobbies! Keep up the terrific work and God bless 🙏

[@miskin4070]

let's go Rob, greetings from Romania !!

[@VeritasAtlatic]

This is the fight I wanted to see!! I didn’t think it was going to happen!! Let’s go REAPER!!

[@avi3020]

Excited for the fight.. let's go

[@JFaux10]

Yesss Rob! Can't wait for your fight! And lovin the podcast Jonny. For the UFC 300 episode, I wouldn't mind a whole special episode just breaking down all the best fights. Rob and Jonny's breakdowns are always really interesting and I could survive 1 episode without a games section. And a question for Rob: If you beat Hazmat with little to no damage, is there any scenario you turn around quick and fight on the Perth card?

[@JimmyGotRustled]

Perfect fight, I'm so glad this is happening!

[@rickferrey1509]

Taking the fight to pay for micros -Rob 🤣🤣🤣

[@KZ_MMA_]

Great episode fellas

[@FrothyTins]

Stoked as for Rob's fight! Surely the UFC300 episode does prelim predictions too, they are crazy fights!

[@Hypah]

Ay the classic intro music is back!

[@handsomedevil7072]

Very similar to Brunson fight and hopefully it will be very similar result. Beating Hamzat in the desert surely gets you a titleshot.

[@garyg1818]

I hope rob wins with little to no damage taken, so he can fight in Perth

[@Ramble55]

I'm with ya, I'd love to see him live but Khamzat is a hell of a fight for anyone

[@BazookaTooth707]

I think the best approach is to make one long video on 300. It's a very special event and people enjoy watching long content. Do what's best for you guys but imo I think that's the right move

[@BazookaTooth707]

Maybe the idea of splitting it in two would be better. Get an extra video out of it for a big event.

[@Captain_Kel]

I didn't know Rob was such a big gamer. Im gonna tune in for each episode just to hear his gaming takes.

[@jessem98711]

I don't know what it is but this podcast is by far my favourite at the moment, it's just so good,its just so settling

[@tarzanstrickland]

This Fight-Night is Special-PPV level, every announced fight so far is great. Best wishes in preparation 🙏

[@ronnieswain5558]

G'day fellas, great show, again. Rob, you are the man!!!!! In regards to the price of everything actually. Everything keeps going up , simply because, there are too many people with way too much money, that are just buying stuff, even if they don't really need it. The prices of everything will keep on going up and up.

[@Mcfc2Rich]

I can't wait to see the dynamic at the press conference. Rob is a pretty placid guy, Khamzat is calmly confident/slightly crazy. Rob doesnt take any shit either

[@Wesside_Don]

Rob when you beat khamzat you have to get on the mic and say “Izzy you are going to have to wait. I’m fighting dricus in Perth in August”

[@jessem98711]

I think it lines up for Rob really well either way, rematch either way if Izzy or DDP win, only down side is he doesn't get to fight in Aussie, but he'd have to come out of the khamzat fight pretty healthy to call him out anyway

[@rywolf]

Come for the fight talk, stay for the video game talk

[@ghostsoda7710]

Excellent take on the dragon dogma drama

[@redraya4263]

Let’s go Bobby knuckles. Hope to see the fight live in my country.

[@Slope_me]

Please do a full episode on fight breakdowns for 300!

[@CitizenScott]

26:27 Based.

[@Aimerj91]

Definitely split it up in 3 different videos: early prelims, prelims and main card

[@robng3793]

After this the title brotha !

[@huzi990]

lmao I just had a mental image of the "Leave the Multimillion Dollar Company Alone" guy but with Rob's head attached when you guys talked about microtransactions.

[@auginater4200]

Yes it sounds good to do the prelims of ufc 300 in one episode and the main card in the other

[@andrewkelley6039]

"Ever notice, you cant tickle someone in a fight" - Robert. Actually insane insight.

[@MMArcadePodcast]

hahaha

[@robbiemedica2652]

Rob the beauty of Warfarer is that you can use ALL of the core skills of the vocations, and also that you can wear any armor you want.

[@Laancer98]

Congrats on the fight announcement Rob, good luck. Quick question for you both (hopefully hasn’t been asked)- both being fans of fallout, which game do you think had the best overall lineup of DLC? I think new Vegas probably had the most enjoyable, but fallout 3’s were pretty unique in the settings.

[@markfry2603]

Dude, Rob's gotta be the perfect counter to Khamzat. Khamzat is gonna be explosive early, and tucker himself out. Whittaker Rd 3 TKO

[@CuzzNZ]

Just have a whole ep for 300, start with the main card and then do early / prelims. That way you don't bury the lead and still give us the juice! WAR ROB! Keep it up lads.

[@conorfowler]

Let's go Rob! Drag him in to the deep end! For 300, I think multiple episodes and pray that not too many fights fall through. Also, can we get Rob a Huggies sponsorship 😆

[@mekkiabdellaoui5378]

Questions for Rob,will you ever stream on twitch ever again?

[@Onlybadtakes2589]

I want more dragon dogma talk, fan of both games and im loving it right now!

[@lanceanthony198]

The whole MMA community is gonna be behind you for this one! Whittaker v Khamzat or Strickland v Khamzat is what I was hoping for 👏

[@buzzardscry1383]

Wow, Rob saying he hooes the biter comes back. What a guy

[@prestonwinters9656]

Year of the Reaper, getting the belt, then beating Izzy and retiring the GOAT 🐐

[@michaelcrawford5650]

Let’s fucking go rob!

[@Joh-fi8ci]

LESSSS GOOO CHAMP‼️‼️

[@UltimateSyndicate]

Bobby Knuckles, infamously iconic

[@NewBlue92]

Commenting to help the algorithm. Bobby Knuckles is "that guy"

[@TheJonathonGmz]

lets goo bobby 🏆

[@shadow_realm47]

Im against most "gambling" style micro transactions. But if it's a one off you get what you paid for type deal Im for it. When they launched the final Hitman 3 DLC (free) they made 2 skins catalogue and I bought both to support the devs.

[@carlosfernando4194]

I wonder if rob thinks of streaming someday

[@MasterSpencer2483]

I cannot put into words how hyped I am for this Khamzat fight… go kick his ass, Rob, get that belt back💪 Edit: I’ve literally wondered if tickling would work if you were trying to escape a submission or something😂

[@marjoe32]

37:45 YESSSS!!!!!!

[@garretthollowell]

Wonder what Rob thinks of scythes in games, being the Reaper and all

[@christophergray3403]

Let's fkn go rob

[@lukeluna3732]

Rob, bobby knuckles, the reaper... you got this survive round 1 and the grappling and you beat him 💯

[@kylecarey9422]

Hey guys! Have a question regarding dragons dogma 2, I’m assuming use are playing on pc… what are your thoughts regarding the pc port, I have a relatively good rig and I’m getting 35 fps and even a crash here and there when I’m in a main city, imo for $110aud this is ridiculous the game is broken, tia

[@SirBonsley]

Johnny reminds me of Colins from MAFS

[@Philllin]

Rob best of luck man. Don't let him take you down and watch out for the jabs....

[@marjoe32]

* smash * * bang * *snikt* 😅😅😅😅

[@leanmchungry4735]

I'm guessing the first round will be very dangerous, but I think Rob's got this, and the next one...

[@macjj1733]

Tickle fight! What the problem is with micro-transations is that all of these quality of life upgrades, skins, and boosts were readily available in every full price game made until they realized they could leave out or take out portions of the game and sell back to the player for more money. It's grimey.

[@robbiemedica2652]

No, no they weren't. Games have gotten bigger and longer and more full of stuff over times. An RPG with over 40 hours of playtime would've been absolutely unheard of back in the 90s for example. And we should at least acknowledge the fact that games have barely gone up in price, despite inflation and development costs going through the roof.

[@xCori91x]

​@@robbiemedica2652It is not true. A LOT of RPGs were 40+ hours in the 90s, I'm not sure where do you get this from... MTX is terrible, because they usually make the games more grindy just so they can sell you the stuff... in Dragons Dogma's case at least it's not true but a lot of single player games make you grind more just so you buy the stuff from them which is bullshit.

[@Guru-ue2yp]

The pfl is gonna sign the dude that bit his opponent.. they’ll sign him bc he’s known now as “the guy who bit someone in ufc”

[@tarzanstrickland]

Bonkers bite, he had the back and was pressing into the cage, must have been pure frustration/rage. Very poor display of self control. He could have used that position to take control of the fight, but chose to throw it all away.

[@sethchristian3056]

Maybe do one video next week where you just do the breakdowns for the card and then a video where you talk about everything else

[@brandondov8022]

Rob are you going to pull an all nighter playing Shadow of the Erdtree the day before your fight?

[@roberttaylor4598]

I feel like it was a huge miss making dragons dogma strictly single player. Always thought those style of games were made so much better being able to play them with friends.

[@devizz22]

Ajmooo mrcinooo 💪💪💪💪

[@realcap1410]

''You can't tickle someone in a fight.''😆

[@rickferrey1509]

After equipment is applied it’s roughly 13 percent.

[@callanswan1625]

Viewer question for Rob what’s your max bench and deadlift?

[@shizlittlebam]

Rob pulled the uncle Chael...Hazmat 😅

[@jax9466]

Have either of you guys watched Vinland Saga? It’s a fantastic anime, one of my favorites and I feel like you both of you would love it