Robert Whittaker has officially written off Brazilian fighter Paulo Costa as a possible opponent after Costa pulled out of their scheduled fights for the second time, most recently at UFC 284 in Perth. Whittaker was very upset with Costa’s actions and does not want to waste his time, money, and energy preparing for an opponent who isn’t committed to showing up. Another fighter who doesn’t … Continue reading Robert Whittaker shows lack of eagerness towards facing Paulo Costa in his next fight

Robert Whittaker has taken to his podcast, MMArcade, to dispel rumors that he was offered a fight against Khamzat Chimaev. While speaking with Ariel Helwani, Chimaev claimed that Whittaker was among the fighters he was offered following his UFC 279 victory over Kevin Holland. However, Whittaker has made it clear that he was never offered a fight with Chimaev. “I haven’t been offered any fight. … Continue reading Australian UFC fighter Robert Whittaker denies receiving an offer to fight Khamzat Chimaev