How Did Robert Whittaker Get SO GOOD?
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How Did Robert Whittaker get SO GOOD?
Robert Whittaker will go down as one of the greatest middleweights in MMA history. The New Zealand born Australian fighter began his career as a welterweight. and he found success early by winning the ultimate fighter: the smashes tournament. But after going 3-2 in the UFC’s 170 pounds division, he moved up to middleweight. And at 185, he went on a 6 fight win streak before becoming champion. Plus he was young and was only getting better. But after being apart of 1 of the biggest wars in MMA history, he lost the belt. And the way he lost it made it seem like he wasn't the same fighter anymore. Especially after taking all the damage that he took. And with a new era of 185ers on the come up, his days at the top seemed to have been coming to an end. But after losing the belt, he went on a 3 fight win streak in the span of 9 months. Which solidified his place as the number 1 contender and the next person to fight for the belt. So how did Robert Whittaker get so good?
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He is one of the most entertaining fighters in the ufc right now its impossible not to like him.
fr he’s so entertaining and he’s a really nice and interesting guy out side of the octagon
His second fight with Yoel Romero... holy shit was that good. Incredible fight worthy of a Hall of Fame induction.
Only time I didn't like him was the izzy fight. So I have to say he is 98% the nicest, Wonderboy is the 110% nicest lmao
@@wowf0rl1f3 me too haha
UFC IS BORING
Bobby has the best staple combo that his opponents keep falling for, the 1-2 to headkick setup.
The 1 2 hk is deadly in any condition tbh its so nasty because it's a forced blind spot so you almost have move out of the kick even a kick never comes just in case
Love Bobby ngl but also love Izzy. Can anyone convince me that he’s gonna beat Izzy cuz I rly just don’t see it
@@Venom-xd9st it’s the fight game anything can happen and while izzy is definitely the favourite and most likely would best rob again rob could also beat izzy. We’ll never know until it happens again
@@jonnyyea3963 fair enough. Cheers mate
@@Venom-xd9st well Bobby was out for year and a half because of a serious surgery where apparently he almost died when I was reading about it. Apparently during surgery one of his lungs collapsed. So going from that to fighting Izzy was a bad idea. Plus Rob said that he was thinking about retiring after the surgery cause he didn't love the sport anymore but realised he was just burnt out and started to enjoy it again. So when he fights Izzy again he'll be a completely different animal. Plus he actually looks like he's improved his game so I I believe he'll win. But for some reason vettori got the fight over Rob which is crazy
Going up to Middleweight was the best decision of his career.
it's just natural for him he can't help it
Sounds exactly like something Rob would say when asked how he got so good hahahah
He’s just the goat, not his fault
Izzy would still beat him in my opinion
@@user-vb8ff3is1n yea robert is an easy matchup for izzy for real. izzy eats that fighting style up. robert can look pretty good putting striking clinics on some of these guys but only thing he could really do against izzy is get lucky and catch him with something, like anyone else, but thats about it. now i wont sit here and say izzy wins 10-10...but probly 9-1 or 8-2 at best cuz hes bound to get lucky or something wild happen over that many fights....but yea other than that his chances are pretty slim in that fight
@@nunyabizwacks6711 everyone is saying Izzy has a weakness he sucks ar wrestling. The thing is he has good takedown defense at middleweight
His coach told him "Mate, I expect better of ya mate, you should be world champ." That's it. That was conversation that got him motivated to be better. Straya.
watching Rob throw that 1-2 head kick combo 😮
Not to mention that this man knows about the „fast roll“ in Dark Souls. He is a true gamer.
Robert Whittaker has no haters
Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
I’ll never forget that Robert was So young, The fact he’s older than me I can’t even believe that🤣 He is one of the greatest Middleweights just cause of his accomplishments way before his 30’s
dont forget that he was fighting at welterweight, he got like 4x better when he jumped to middleweight, shows you're better when you fight closer to your natural weight
@@QuackSus exactly these dudes wanna Be champs , Be champs at ur natural weight
yes but he'll be done by 32 or 33 max prolly. hes damaged the fuck out of his body with his style
@@nunyabizwacks6711 Yeah man I don’t know what he gonna Do after a few more fights, Mite go clap cheeks
@@nunyabizwacks6711 i hope he retires early i dont wanna see him become the new middleweight gatekeeper after silva and lose to a bunch of 24 year olds
That 1-2 headkick is straight out of ea sports ufc lmao
I think Bobby Knuckles is the only person who will give Izzy a run for his money, he improved leaps and bounds since their last fight. Although, if Izzy manages to beat Vettori and then Bobby Knuckles again, then no one is beating him for a long time. Great video as always Kiiyon!
He should focus more on wrestling. His wrestling is superior to Jan's.
Vettori and Whittaker both have a good shot. Very curious to see what'll become of Izzy now that Jan showed us it was possible to beat him, even at his own game.
@@TheStraightestWhitest vettori CAN beat izzy with wrestling since vettori is a huge guy like jan, he weighs around 204 on fight day, if robert fights vettori then robert will put him in the floor because robert's just better than vettori at wrestling and he's a crazy good striker
@@QuackSus I agree. Whittaker is a better prospect to beat Vettori than Adesanya is.
@@TheStraightestWhitest i still think vettori should've fought costa or cannonier first but cannonier is taking lots of time off
Don't know if anyone knows this but Bobby is real close with his dad but his dad cant always make it to his fights. So his dad said just pound ur chest and I'll know your thinkin about me. And thats how the chest pounding started
Thats brilliant man! I always thought it was because of Australia
Straya IS his dad
My dad had to work a lot growing up. In my fights and basketball games and any accomplishments, I would pound my chest identically. Never thought of my dad but maybe subconsciously was. Thank you for this, really cool to know.
I think it's time for a "How did Kamaru Usman get so good?" after his performance Saturday night.
yeah I second that. He went from a wrestler who while very good didn't have that killer instinct to having a very good stand up that can kill lesser men.
Yup
@@nicholasgutierrez6672 I think he always had killer instinct. He was just very measured in his fights much like GSP, because he knew he could win if he fought safe. But now his striking is improving rapidly since he's working with Whittman. And luckily he was forced to rely on his striking against Colby and Burns, which probably motivated him to become more well-rounded. I think his wrestling style is still very safe (as we saw against Masvidal in the first fight) unlike the Dagestanis, but his striking is violent
Rose Namajunas deserves a video on how did she get so good
wow nice call haha
Could you do How good is Rory MacDonald? I know he's not retired but his record is very interesting
He lost his killer instinct over the years that made him great it sad because he declining in a an age he supposed his prime
@@kelvinho9161 Rory was supposed to be what Usman is right now. That failed though.
@@yanyanzhang5813 probably because of the war he had with Robbie. He was good but the war probably did so much damage that it changed him.
rory was supposed to be the next coming of gsp and i was so excited for him early on watching him fight condit and nate diaz, but rory always lacked the mental toughness to be champ, that was his biggest downfall. a great fighter who breaks in the face of adversity unfortunately
and it was obvious that rory was the more skilled fighter than lawler technically, but lawler had that mental game on lock
He was NEVER bad. But yeah. He’s gotten so much better. Even sense he lost his title he’s looked so much better in all his fights since that.
Think he can beat adesanya? I hope so
@@gnation4635 well it’s interesting.cause Whittaker didn’t fight Adesanya like how he usually fights. So he might if he used his actual fighting style.
Left > right > right high kick. Love it!
Bruh Bobby Knuckles BEEN good. Watch MixedMollyWhoppery's "Robert Whittaker; Rise through a Murderer's row"
Yeah but now he's even better. He used to lunge forward on many of his strikes and now he's much more measured. And many delusional fans thought he was done after the Izzy fight. The Izzy fight was a bad night. He was demotivated because he had surgery about a million times and nearly died from a stomach issue
Bro thank you I've been saying this. Everybody slept on Whittaker for the longest time. Also that MixedMollyWhoppery video on him is gold 👌👌👌👌
Rob said in a post fight interview that Cannonier didn't hurt him. He just lost balance.
Robert is easily one of my favorite fighters. He has a unique style and an incredible attitude. He made izzy look like a tool by not talking shit. He is a man.
The bloke just flat out doesn’t give up. Def one of my current fav fighters.
Has been my favorite active fighter since I watched his wars w Yoel. Such a complete fighter, so humble, I hope he gets his strap back before long
Definitely one of my favorite fighters
How good was Igor Vovchanchyn, chris Leben, Rory Macdonald.
I know rory isn't retired and isn't really old but he is pretty much past his prime.
Would love to see the Vovchanchyn one.
I was just thinking I'd love to see a rory vid
man i remember when rory first came into the ufc i was so excited for him and just knew he would become champ. as good as he was, unfortunately rory became somewhat of a disappointment
@Stefan Kovacevic twice. and gave up
Igor Vovchanchyn. What a badass.
Before you said it on the video I was thinking it in my head. His jab to head kick combo is superb
Great guy! The fact that he is only 30 years old is mindblowing to me. Still has a lot to learn and achieve.
As a Brazilian, props for the pronunciation of Souza, most Americans go for "Sooza", I giggle every time
Verdade kkkkk "Rounado Sooza"
"Rafael dos Anjos" eu n preciso nem falar kkkkkkk
@@josem.4163 eu morro toda vez que o idiota do rogan fala "anyos" ao invés de "anjos" kakakakakak
@@deabreu.tattoo "Rafiel" ou "Rafaiel" "dous Años" eles falam como se fosse espanhol kkkk
The dude is likeable as shit. Wish he would take the belt again, although I highly doubt it. Still one of my favourite fighters at the moment, though.
Shit isn’t likeable
Kiiyon from Milano ...northern Italy....you're a fkn beast!Total support!
Keep going !
Kiiyon, you are looking much bigger I can tell you are putting in that work in the gym.
His fight IQ and understanding of positions and his own in the stand up, he’s amazing
Kiiyon be like: not enough fighters are retiring...so...
Kiiyon bruh keep up the training. Been following you from early start and you have progressed so much! Keep up the good work young man!
Ay great vid, love Bobby Knuckles man
Definitely one of the nicest guys in the business
Perfect role model
Man you do such a great job in breaking down fights and fighters I truly hope you get a chance to get into actual broadcasting some day. Many of us really appreciate the content. Please keep up the effort, you know we'll keep watching.
You do great work. Keep it up
how did rose namajunas get so GOOD ?! 🌹🌹🌹
Trevor wittman the end
🎵Rosa Rosa Rosa Rosaaa 🎵 ^^
@@therealstacksz5954 what a dumb comment. She's a life long Martial Artist
Man, I want to congratulate you for having such a clean and understandable oratory, as well as excellent content. I'm a Brazilian improving my English and I can say that I can absorb 100% of everything you say. Amazing job.
Hey I'm from Borneo. Really like your video! Just enjoy the way you explain throughout the video. Keep it up!
The reaper is amazing fighter , good human being and perfect role model for mma sport.
Great video m8, as always! you're the man.
Top video. G'day from Sydney 💪
As an Aussie and a massive UFC fan, I’m excited for this one 👌🏼
Great vid.
Brilliant video. Bobby knuckles is the fkin man!
Thanks for this one. You'll be doing another one on him. WATCH❤
So happy U did this
legend for giving us content during school
Great take 👌
This was great!
Another video from Kiiyon that gets a thumbs up. It's becoming a habit.
So... how did Kiiyon's videos get so good?
I love this idea for videos true 🐐
Great content man, you keep doing you!
Legendary video.
Im aussie...and long time Robbie fan...so Ofcourse I loved this video...and agree with all your points on Robert Whittakers improvements in MMA after the 1st Rob vs Izzy fight...I cant wait for their rematch...
Whittaker’s combo is like Dirk nowitzki’s fadeaway, you know exactly what’s coming and you still can’t stop it
A championship belt < A Kiiyon Kimura feature video
Big up Brad from Fightbible getting a mention in this one
Do you mean "
@@rachelmarie7473 That's exactly what I said, I don't know what you mean
@@chadthundercock5641 lol ok editor
@@rachelmarie7473 😂
Great video! Bobby Knuckles is under appreciated IMO
Great work 👌I didn't know about Rob's competitive wrestling days before .
Shout out from Australia
Meeting him in Australia, and watching some of his moves in person, I can’t see him losing his upcoming fight. He just seems ready
Kiiyon with the lethal slickback!
Hey appreciate the videos bro, I bet this year you get hella subscribers! Everyone on this thread support this man
kiiyon
Dude, I've watched most of your videos and this was another great one! I agree with your comments 100%.
I really thought Robert was go9ng to become a journeyman, but it turns out hes a boss!
Really looking forward to where his career goes fr here.
Cheers!
Nailed it
Bobby Knuckles is literally the best nickname ever I appreciated you mentioning how it’s a bad ass nickname
Kiiyon your looking jacked bro 💪 👊
Truly one of the baddest most inspirational fighters of all time. And seeing him on fire again and happy is good to see. And I think the re-match with Izzy is going to look alot different then the first...
one of my favourite fighters!
One of the best resumés ever at Middleweight. Actually, aside from Anderson himself and Izzy, I see no one else who tops his
Kiiyon - please do a "whatever happened to" series where u look at what happened to Fighters who rose quickly but then we never heard of them again - like Brad Tavares (and so many more)
Good idea
I saw him walking in the airport in NZ years ago. The guy is massive. He is so buff and he's tall too. Was really surprising because he doesn't look that big on TV. Massive guy
Awesome breakdown. Can you do one of these for Stephen Wonderboy Thompson?
You should do Stefan Struve next
More fighters should move up a weight class, look how much success Whittaker had moving up!
I would honestly say that the dude has astounding character. A lot of people will bully through that which obviously needs some self-care and end up compounding the problem, be it physical injury or emotional distress. I actually applaud him for doing right for himself. Especially in a sport that sometimes expects you to go beyond and write t proverbial checks you cannot cash.
He's also a fun fighter to watch as he balances points with putting in work.
Looking good brother :D
Kiiyon looking good! Fabio hair that stuffs takedowns on its own
After facing so many guys on winning streaks at the top level and coming out on top he HAS to be one of the best.
I don't believe that rematch is going to look the same. Might have to take this underdog
I'm a big fan of Bobby knuckles from the UK! 🇬🇧 Hope he gets the belt back.
Love Bobby Knuckles! Probably my favorite current fighter, super likealbe and down to earth but also an absolute maniac in the cage, with technique of course.
One of my favorites of all time the REAPERR🔥🔥🔥🔥
Fabricio itte that's how- after he spent time wrestling with him- his game went through the roof
Favorite fighter for a while now. Likable dude and his skills get sharper every fight. Love watching him fight. I hope he beats Adesanya and then we can get a trilogy fight.
your videos are top 10 p4p no doubt! :)
Sheer heart and desire.
you should make a channel where u review fights
The thing that a lot of people miss about Bobby knuckles is how great his takedown defenses. Against really good wrestlers he's had a lot of success at sprawling out or escaping at the last moment. That keeps the fight on the feet and he's got a big advantage there over almost any other middleweight
100% agree
Didn't watch a second of this video
But I tell you he pretty damn good!
As an Australian he just makes me excited to watch the middle weight division
Dude has gone through a line of absolute animals, you have to give him credit for that. 👌
Give this man a title shot!!!
crazy how MW is just 2 Kiwis fighting each other
Bobby knuckles 😂 that's pretty good
i watch officalhansoboxin too bro good work
Great video. Do Stipie next pls
Kiyon looking cut bro
I love Bobby Knuckles. Not only an awesome fighter but a great role model for the sport.