Robert Whittaker Quotes


It was an absolute honour to fight in Vegas. Every fighter dreams of fighting at the MGM Grand. That's where so many legends have fought before and so many legends will continue to fight.


Citations

Whittaker, Robert. UFC 197 Post-Fight Interview. UFC, 23 Apr. 2016.

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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.