Robert Whittaker - trash talks and Quotes

“The petr yan we saw tonight was the one we saw before he lost the title to sterling with that grounded knee the one that has the highest caliber of skills in wrestling, jiujitsu, especially in kickboxing. He went out there and dismantled merab. Didn't slow down for a second”

– via the MMArcade Podcast, believing that the Petr Yan who defeated Merab Dvalishvili was the "best version" of Yan, possessing the highest caliber of skills.

“Obviously, he's [Dvalishvili] a wrestler, and his wrestling game is just so strong and he uses that to such devastating effect. He's only getting better in my eyes. Everyone can attest that his weakness is his standup, but over the last five fights, i want to say, his standup has gotten significantly better.Bar a puncher's chance, I just don't see where a weakness of his is right now. There's always a puncher's chance in every fight. Him shooting the same time Petr decides to throw a knee, it could happen... I don't see it going any differently. I think he's gotten defensively more sound with his striking”

– via Fox Sports Australia, praising Merab Dvalishvili's continuous improvement, especially in striking, and suggesting that only a "puncher's chance" gives Petr Yan a path to victory.

“I think Islam would get it done. If the fight becomes a scramble off and a wrestle off, Islam's gonna come out of it better just 'cuz he's built for it”

– via the MMAarcade Podcast, believing Islam Makhachev would defeat Georges St Pierre (GSP) in their respective primes.

“I think Islam might have the size to [win the title at 185 lbs]. Those guys are different breeds. Islam vs. Khamzat would be huge, and if you put it in Abu Dhabi, everyone's winning from that card”

– via the MMArcade Podcast, suggesting Islam Makhachev has the size for middleweight and proposing a massive fight with Khamzat Chimaev

“I’ve been trying to fight Sean for the longest of times. Just because I like that fight, we’ve been in the same circus for a while. He’s still ranked 3, which puts me right back into a conversation I want to be a part of. And, I think it would be a fun fight, I think it will be a good fight to watch”

– via Fox Sports Australia

“I would love to fight Sean Strickland in front of the White House. For one, I think this is going to be a monumental occasion. When are you ever going to be able to fight in front of the White House ever again?”

– via Fox Sports Australia

“The guys who had the best chance of beating Alex Pereira aren't in the division anymore. It was a generation ago... There's no one in that division posing a threat to Alex. Moving up to heavyweight is the right thing to do, super stadom wise and money wise.”

– Reacted to Pereira's win at UFC 320.

“You know who would 've given Alex hell dude? DC.Light Hevyweight DC would've ran him over.”

“Ankalaev has the skill set to beat Pereira because, look at Pereira's opponents that he's fought. Yeah, he ran through them, but those dudes weren't the guys to beat him. There aren't a lot of those heavy wrestler”

– mix guys in the division at this moment.

“Eye pokes need to be addressed. He got three warnings, didn't he? I remember the ref coming in, giving him the 'hard warning' and then Nassourdine goes straight out, like his hands are open straightaway. Fingers still pointing up. Guy made zero changes from that hard warning.”

“I don't think either one of them is overly superior in any which way... Jack has nothing to lose. And I think Islam's got everything to lose.”

“I don't think either one of them is overly superior in any which way... Jack has nothing to lose. And I think Islam's got everything to lose.”