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I never expected to do what I can, but with my coaching staff and my training and coming to terms with my own ability and my own talent and realizing the potential that there is, I've decided that I want to make a run for it. I'm training, and I'm fighting for a title.


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Whittaker, Robert. Interview by Ariel Helwani. The MMA Hour, MMA Fighting, 8 May 2017.

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Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker
  • Born: December 20, 1990
  • Nationality: Australian
  • Profession: Athlete

Robert John Whittaker is a New Zealand-born Australian professional mixed martial artist who is based in Menai, Sydney. He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Whittaker was a contestant on the first series of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes and won the welterweight tournament. Whittaker became interim middleweight champion after winning the title at UFC 213; he was promoted to undisputed champion after Georges St-Pierre vacated the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2017. As of January 19, 2021, he is #1 in the UFC middleweight rankings and as of March 29, 2021 he is #11 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.