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Robert Whittaker
Australian
Athlete
Born:
Dec 20
,
1990
Every
Fight
Fighting
Me
Think
You
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I'm very proud of my heritage and the blood that runs through my veins. I take a lot of strength from that.
Robert Whittaker
Strength
Heritage
Runs
Through
Take
Veins
Proud
Lot
Blood
Very
My mother's Maori, and my father's Australian. I take my strength from both my ancestors, and I'm really privileged.
Robert Whittaker
Strength
Mother
Father
Ancestors
Both
Take
Australian
Privileged
Really
If you don't make weight, you're breaching a contract, straight up.
Robert Whittaker
You
Weight
Make
Contract
Up
Straight
Obviously, that's the thing any athlete wants to be able to do, to take weaknesses and turn them into strengths.
Robert Whittaker
Weaknesses
Athlete
Able
Take
Obviously
Any
Wants
Them
Turn
Thing
Strengths
I don't try to be someone I'm not.
Robert Whittaker
Try
Someone
Everyone knows what crappy food is: high grease, high fat... or what clean eating is. They just make excuses not to do it.
Robert Whittaker
Food
Everyone
High
Eating
Clean
Excuses
Make
Knows
Just
Crappy
Fat
Grease
It's a very funny topic, missing weight and getting title shots. I think the punishments should be more severe, but I don't know.
Robert Whittaker
Funny
Think
Severe
Topic
Punishments
More
Weight
Missing
Know
Very
Getting
Title
Shots
Should
As a fan of this sport, I am gutted to see 'Jacare' lose. To be matched up against him and to have the honor of fighting him, it blew my mind.
Robert Whittaker
Mind
Honor
Lose
Fighting
See
Blew
Sport
Him
Matched
Am
Up
Fan
Against
I don't think of myself as the champion too often, honestly.
Robert Whittaker
Myself
Champion
Think
Too
Honestly
Often
I used to get so stressed out before the fight, weeks out, because of how much weight I had to cut to get there.
Robert Whittaker
Fight
Before
Out
Weeks
Had
Weight
Because
How
How Much
Get
Cut
Much
Used
Stressed
It's definitely been a progression, but I always knew I could be a great fighter. I could feel it inside of myself.
Robert Whittaker
Myself
Great
Fighter
Progression
Definitely
Inside
Could
Knew
Feel
Always
Been
I have great striking, really great striking, and I hit very hard.
Robert Whittaker
Great
Striking
Very
Hit
Really
Hard
I just don't want to be a champion; I want to be one of the best fighters there ever was.
Robert Whittaker
Best
Champion
Just
Want
Fighters
Ever
With a guy like Yoel Romero, if he senses weakness, he will capitalize on it every time he can.
Robert Whittaker
Time
Will
Every
Every Time
Weakness
Guy
He
Like
Senses
Capitalize
The reason I fight is to provide for my family, and I cannot risk having that taken away.
Robert Whittaker
Family
Fight
Risk
Having
Taken
Provide
Cannot
Reason
Away
No fighter wants to risk getting ring rust.
Robert Whittaker
Fighter
Ring
Rust
Risk
Getting
Wants
Sometimes, it doesn't matter if you're the world champ or not.
Robert Whittaker
You
World
Sometimes
Matter
Champ
Obviously wrestling is a core component of MMA. And among UFC fighters, my take-down defence is considered quite high.
Robert Whittaker
Defence
Considered
High
Component
Wrestling
Obviously
Quite
Fighters
Among
Core
Michael Bisping's whole life is a film scene. He's always acting. Confronting me at UFC 213, it makes me laugh. It's a bit clownish.
Robert Whittaker
Life
Me
Life Is A
Bit
Laugh
Scene
He
Makes
Always
Michael
Confronting
Acting
Whole
Film
I don't have any ill will towards any of my opponents. I understand we are the highest calibre of athlete in this sport, and we will both go and give it our all. But I don't want anyone to misinterpret what I am saying: when we step into that octagon and we touch gloves, I am going to break his face.
Robert Whittaker
Saying
Will
Face
Our
Athlete
Touch
Give
Both
Highest
Step
Towards
Sport
Understand
Gloves
Am
Opponents
Go
His
Any
Going
Want
Anyone
Break
Ill
I see all my hard fights as title fights. Every time I go in there, I'm fighting for my life.
Robert Whittaker
Life
Time
My Life
Fighting
Every
Every Time
See
Go
Title
Hard
Fights
It's coffee - if I have just the right amount, I come across as charismatic. One too many, and it's like I'm having a seizure.
Robert Whittaker
Coffee
Too
Charismatic
Having
Seizure
Come
Like
Just
Across
Many
Right
Amount
I train hard; I have the best coaching staff in the world... We always do the right things. I stick to the plan, and we get things done.
Robert Whittaker
Best
World
Right Things
Stick
Always
Train
Get
Done
Staff
Plan
Coaching
Coaching Staff
Hard
Right
Things
Fighting is fighting. Family life is family life. I need a distinct barrier between the two. Obviously, my family dictate how I'm feeling and my head space. But work's work.
Robert Whittaker
Life
Work
Family
Space
Feeling
Fighting
Distinct
Head
Between
Obviously
How
Dictate
Family Life
Barrier
Two
Need
I'm happy to fight anyone. There's no particular person I want to fight next.
Robert Whittaker
Happy
Fight
Particular
Person
Want
Anyone
Next
When I made the UFC, everyone said, 'You need to go overseas.' I thought I had to go as well, and I went to Tristar Gym, and I was there for one or two years. But changes were needed. I'd come off back-to-back losses - Court McGee and Stephen Thompson - and I needed to look at my roots and go back to the drawing board.
Robert Whittaker
You
Thought
Made
Changes
Back
Thompson
Everyone
Drawing
One Or Two
Gym
Had
Come
Look
Well
Court
Said
Go
Were
Years
Losses
Overseas
Off
Board
Roots
Two
Need
Needed
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