In that bout, he broke his hand in the very first exchange of the fight. 1 contender spot.It’s a matchup between two of the division’s best strikers, and although Whittaker is wary of Till’s power left hand, he thinks he brings a lot more tools to the table.“His biggest threat is his left hand and he knows that as well,” Whittaker told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at Tuesday’s UFC on ESPN 14 media day. "He hits like a truck. “I’m alive again. "I was in two minds, I'll tell you that much," Whittaker said of the decision. Former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade’s flyweight debut is in the works. Sean Brady remained undefeated at UFC on ESPN+ 33 with a disturbing submission of Christian Aguilera. I’m enjoying media week. Everything else I got covered.“He runs that down the pipe and he’s so well at using it. I’m just gonna have fun.”The lineup for the second half of Bellator’s back-to-back events in September continues to grow with the addition of a welterweight fight. Today's injury and subsequent performance echos Whittaker's UFC 197 win over Rafael Natal. Whittaker edged the first two rounds on all three judges' scorecards, but was rocked and dominated in the third. Robert Whittaker didn’t just survive the punishing striking of Yoel Romero to come out of UFC 225 with a win. He did drop me in the fourth and the fifth, so it was tight. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! I’m not taking anything away from him, he’s used it on a dozen guys and he’s knocked him out so I’ve got to be aware of that, I’ve got to give it respect, but I got so many angles he has to be aware of.”After losing his title to Israel Adesanya in October at UFC 243, Whittaker said he came to a realization that he was He was scheduled to face Jared Cannonier at UFC 248 in March, but He said the time away helped reignite his passion for the sport, and he’s motivated as ever going into his comeback fight from losing the belt.“I’m just happy,” Whittaker said.

I have so many dangerous shots, I’m so creative. I’m enjoying my time in isolation. It’s a matchup between two of the division’s best strikers, and although Whittaker is wary of Till’s power left hand, he thinks he brings a lot more tools to the table. "In their first encounter last year, Whittaker injured his knee in the first round, but did enough to earn a unanimous decision. "I thought I hit him a lot and I controlled three of the five rounds. I’m enjoying the weight cut. You'll now receive the top MMA Junkie stories each day directly in your inbox. MMA Last year, Robert Whittaker beat Yoel Romero with a busted knee, and at UFC 225 this weekend, the Aussie middleweight champion repeated the dose with a suspected broken hand… Anthony Smith’s loss to Aleksandar Rakic confirmed his feeling on a size and strength difference at light heavyweight. https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/2/61/-whittaker_2w5lkayjqkmo15ycezmd5gnam.png?t=-401862533&w=500&quality=80 I have so many angles I can exploit. Neil Magny has some stellar wins on his resume, but Saturday’s might be his best yet. “If I have to fight one through 10 in order to get a title shot, I’m ready and willing to do that.” UFC on ESPN+ 33 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok. Two judges ruled that Whittaker did enough to take the round, while one felt Romero's strong finish was enough to score it for him.It was the deciding round of the fight, with all judges giving Romero the fifth. Check out Whittaker's coaches talking about the incident in the video below:that time Whittaker broke his hand and got pissed off at his coaches for telling him not to punch with the broken hand. Last year, Robert Whittaker beat Yoel Romero with a busted knee, and at UFC 225 this weekend, the Aussie middleweight champion repeated the dose with a suspected broken hand. With Whittaker rifling out left hands, the commentary team speculated that his right hand may have been broken (Whittaker confirmed this in his … "Yoel must be bad luck, mate because first round I busted my hand and I cannot feel it," the 27-year-old said. That’s a massive change and just feeling that way means I’m gonna go in that octagon, happy as Larry, and I’m just gonna get to work. Aleksandar Rakic says he’s ready for a shot at the UFC light heavyweight title following his dominant win over former title challenger Anthony Smith. That’s all he’s got.

I know looks weak, but man he packs some power. The fire for the sport has been there. He also had to survive a hand injury as well. He caught me in the fourth and the fifth and I was just trying to survive, come back and hurt him on the way in. Whittaker - Australia and New Zealand's first UFC champion - started fast, but was visibly reluctant to throw his right hand. “That’s where I think I match up so much better against him than he does with me because my biggest threat is too many of them. He’s got his left hand. Former UFC middleweight champion Whittaker (20-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) meets Till (18-2-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at Flash Forum at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. A win could propel either man to the No. Polyana Viana potentially saved her spot on the UFC roster with a much-needed win over Emily Whitmire at UFC on ESPN+ 33.

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