Robert Whittaker on Alex Pereira - "Who let this guy in?" 😳
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“Did you see the *SOIZE* of the fella?” 🤣🤣😂
Bro.. my missus is Australian and fuck me.. the way she says fish drives me crazy!
the soy
As he points at a crock....that he just pocked with a stick
Fush
Crikey mate
He just seems like the coolest dude in the UFC. 😎
He is
He one of the realest
Cause he is
The coolest mofo in UFC has only one name Israel Adesanya
@@mariofajardo2142 gayyy
Much respect to you, Bobby knuckles…. You absolutely can NOT handle Poatan. He would knock you on your ass in minutes.
Rob has wrestling and Poatan isn’t a great wrestler, I still think pereira wins but Rob could put a good fight
@@ma-ja-ho4766Just because you “have wrestling” doesn’t mean you can take him down and maintain top position.
Every fight starts standing on the feet, and it’s a lot harder to imagine Rob maintaining a dominant position for 15-25 minutes than imagining what Alex has done to bigger and tougher guys happening to Rob.
One of the coolest blokes in the ufc
Always positive, confident, but humble at the same time. Love this guy ❤
fr fr
I kinda crush on him yo
Agree
@@MIM0727 gayyyyy
@@vanbias4234 Me wut?
@@MIM0727 *nigerian accent activated* you are a homosexual
gotta love Bobby Knuckles “who let this guy in” hahahahaha
Exactly what I was gonna say
Bobby Knuckles is definitely my favorite Australian
Funny as hell
He's the most genuine guy in the sport, him and wonder boy, I means it's easy to have the tough guy persona as an MMA fighter but he seems to be more comfortable being his normal humble honest self, very rare in a world of bs
Dry
Imagine being able to look at Pereira and thinking “I could take him” lol damn I wish I had that confidence
i definitely think i could, and oddly at the same time dont know with izzy or jon jones im jon jones stats but much leaner
It’s not about the confidence, it’s the fact.
Cant have confidence without experience otherwise thats just arrogance
Robert Whittaker has been training fighting for years and is an ex world champion. Do that, and you may have the confidence as well.
Cos he actually can. One of the best middleweights and a way more complete mma fighter than Alex, ofc he has the confidence. Even freaking Vettori probably thinks he can take Pereira
💀"Who let This Guy in???"💀😭😭😭🤣😂
Best humble fighter ever
GSP.
Wonderboy
Wonderboy did beat Whittaker, but match them in their primes in Whittaker wins all day especially at middleweight. Whittaker was interim champ when GSP beat Bisping for the real title. If GSP thought he could beat Whittaker, he would have signed the contract.
Whittaker is the best most humble fighter.
@@deevizm8035 but id still say prime to prime Gsp takes it
@@priceyboy4478 hard to say, Rob would most likely stop GSP's takedowns. Its hard to see Rob loosing that fight on the feet
“I think I can take him” Love Whittaker man.
He will be sorely mistaken. Literally.
He said I think I can take him, relax darling
Not really, he'll take potan down and smother him, or he'll eat a knee and go out.
Yes
@@FkTheUFC We'll see if Alex's groundgame holds up
This is the most likable guy in the whole of UFC
For real. I’d take a shoey with all the Aussie’s. But him and Tuivasa are the shit.
Just light enough
agreed. I like the dude too. he's cool
I am Izzy fan, love Izzy alot. However, I like Rob alot too. The guy is humble and brings peace and happiness 🙂
@@udemisol2304Izzy is just electrifying but he doesnt have that "id want to share a beer with this guy" vibe like Knuckles. Hes got that "i can survive a seppuku" vibe 😂
This guy alerted all of us back in the day!!
“Hahahaha… but still.. I think I can take him”😂
Bobby knuckles, I hope to hell he gets to fight for the belt again
I think Whitaker most adequately represents the champion mindset. Not afraid to trash talk a little bit, very humble, fight. IQ is super high, and just a general all around, nice guy.
I really think this guy has a military background. He's never totally afraid of anyone.
@@domniqueanyaso4212 funny enough he's just an average guy from Australia who likes to compete. He won TUF with ease against the Brits I believe.
@@domniqueanyaso4212 dude when toe to with Romero who was juiced as fuck in that second fight he ain’t scared
Robbie is all respect.. Impossible to not like this guy fr
He is one of those guys that if you don't like him, there's something wrong with you
Swear
100%. The only reason i started to dislike izzy is because he tried starting beef with rob and that instantly put him in a bad light for me. I would probably be an izzy fan if it wasnt for that but now i cant stand the dude
No cap?
@@bumgop Yea i'm in izzys corner all day every day but i agree, he tried creating a beef where there wasn't one. Trying to trash talk and call the nicest guy in the ufc fake was uncalled for. Rob is humble enough to probably go train and hangout with those boys at CKB if he wanted but izzy is quite petty and probably wouldn't want it
Dude literally saying what other fighters wont😂
This is what a fighter should be, confident but humble at the same time.
Don't be fooled by his smile, I heard one of the most chilling statements from Rob, "if it was personal, I would have taken care of it personally."
I'm stealing that ♥️
Dudes a savage. Wonder how many cats he left cross-eyed after they saw his personality and thought he was a pushover.
For whom did he say that?
@@thurstonbell1692 to be fair if he doesn't talk he looks dangerous, so I imagine most people would know not to mess with him before he says a word
@@andrel5234 so cringe
He’s like, “crikey, did you see the size of that one?”
NO 😮
🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯
He’s a kiwi, not an Aussie.
@@xgormo9805 he's an Aussie. Yea he has a kiwi background but he will tell you himself he represents Australia.
@@bidensaidthenwordwithahard4838 By that logic, Kyrie Irving isn’t Australian, even though he is
The most underrated fighter in the UFC.
No way. No one underrated him.
This is one of the most complete fighters in the UFC and the organization and fans know it.
His only losses came from Izzy and that's a matter of height disadvantage and styles not lack of skills.
He has been ranked number 2 forever and was only recently displaced by Alex Pereira. With Alex moving up to Loght Heavyweight - Bobby Knuckles sits pretty solid at number 2 on the Middleweight Fanking even today.
@@michaeladetayo7611i agree, but not the only loss anymore
My man after seeing potan ko jammal hill be thankful he left the division..
My fav modern day middle weight! Win lose or draw, always positive…
FR this dude is like a rare character in a game
funny too.
@@alexcasillas6973 he's actually a downloadable character in Skyrim
@@g29000 Gotta love him, man. Isn't it a full mod actually? Remember hearing about it but didn't ever try it out... Maybe now is the time, Haha.
the MWGOAT
Pereira is brought into the UFC for one job and one job only. To defeat Adesanya. And he did.
Histories biggest hater
Why would ufc do that. Doesn't damage have good relationship
@@trashtalk9244 maybe they want someone else to be champ and they think Izzy can beat that person? Idk Dana shady af
They did kind of make sure to get rid of all the African champions....
@@jeremies7489 🙄 im sure that is the UFCs objective.
right in ahead of making billions of dollars, making the best fights we all enjoy, expanding their fanbase into every major country in the world and putting on huge shows every other week all around the globe.
But besides all that they are secretly plotting against ‘african champs’
Imagine living your life in such a color obsessed little box 📥 to think this way
Yes all ppl have their biases, based on their personal experiences, even you, but by far, most ppl, ESPECIALLY hyper busy -16 hr a day workers- globally successful business people are operating for the bottom line and motivated by much MUCH bigger things than the things you are focused on.
As if Kamaru lost because he had some extra difficult matchup… He lost because he spent nearly the entire fight in kicking range vs a guy who loves to kick in the nuts.
Whitaker always has some funny shit to say dude needs to start his own podcast
I'll never get tired of seeing people being genuinely humble
Rob comes off as one of the nicest dudes. Crazy seeing how terrifying he is in the ring.
That's what I love about him. Looks like a happy go lucky husband and father that can be an absolute assassin when he needs to be.
I wouldn’t call him ‘terrifying’ in the ring that only goes to the guys like Ngannou or Jones or Khabib or Pereira, maybe Gaethje and Prime Tony
When you face those guys you know you’re in for damage but Rob doesn’t really fit that category to me
@@atrioxiclean4996 it’s a different type of terrifying, Vettori was in there and literally couldn’t do a thing, beaten everywhere and you just have to take it and accept it
@@atrioxiclean4996 tony ferguson lmaooo u are a clown tony isnt beating anyone anymore, if he cant beat nate, then he cant beat anyone.
@@atrioxiclean4996 that's a very strange list🤔 Khabib & Tony being terrifying doesn't make any sense
I agree.. Izzy is 6’4 and fights at 185 and when I watched him next to Alex Alex was huge. Matter of fact, glover after the victory was in the ring with Alex and Alex was bigger I was like damn how in the world does this guy make 185
Maybe Izzy is 6'3, because Francis Ngannou is also 6'4, but when he stands next to Izzy he looks slightly taller. Or Izzy is 6'4 and the others are 6'5
They say Alex is like 220 on fight night. The fact that he’s able to cut 40+ pounds before weigh in is crazy
@@tk_attack poatan is 196cm
bc he lanky
@@octysa 6ft4 and a half
Real men admit when their opponent is tough, other men do mcgregors, talkin themselves into denial
Rob is such a classy guy that people forget his last decision against Izzy was kinda controversial.
He never complained about it or made excuses. He just congratulated Izzy & moved on to the next fight.
Nah, I felt Izzy took a clear decision in the rematch. Rob did better but Izzy still outpointed him.
Naah, Izzy beat him fair and square, nothing controversial. But I give it to him he's got a great personality and he's a brilliant fighter.
I don't remember it being controversial at all. Whitaker put up a good fight. I believe he thought he won but it was a clear Dec win for Izzy.
@@phrozac nahhh it was definitely controversial saying that rob was robbed
No controversy about it. It was a unanimous decision win for Israel.
One of the best personalities in the sport!
Agree
pereira or robert ?
Whittaker definitely has a chance of getting the win.
He will
ZERO CHANCES OF A WIN He will be asleep withinn 3 minutes
Alex will send him to the shadow realm.
A weak chin like whitaker? You got to be kidding. He's going to receive one hook and that's it, to sleep.
If he grapples yes he'll win but if Rob try's to keep the fight standing he'll be face down on the matt wondering what happened
One of most likable guys in UFC. Respect
Whitetaker is a pure comedian 😂😂
Dana can't wait to play with his new scary action figure Alex haha
new yet more exciting fighter than Adesanya
Until he starts asking for more 💰 🤑
@@australiamak2488 Champs do what champs do. They get paid
@@digbick8349 they also lose to good wrestlers
exactly my thoughts. and then he'd break em once he got new one.
That’s the funniest line…”who let this guy in”?! 😊😂😅
What’s with the sweating emoji? Are you embarrassed of your comment for some reason?
@@atrioxiclean4996 kids today gotta emote extra to make up for the lack of testosterone. I agree it's weird
@@atrioxiclean4996 Autism tends to become less noticeable in your 20s
@@atrioxiclean4996 what's with the shoe hanging out of the back of your pants?
@@atrioxiclean4996 the laughter has gone of for so long that it's working up a sweat
You just cannot dislike this fella.hes legit cool
"his facial features are bigger" 😂😂
This guy is such a beautiful human being
Robert exemplifies exactly how a martial artists attitude should be at all times
Remember that Ngannou didn’t know how to grapple either and he learned and showed that against Stipe and Gane. As Alex gets better with takedown defense and learns how to use his size against his opponents to keep fights standing, he can and will knock everyone out. and yes just as Bobby Knuckles said Alex is massive
that said i would favor Whittaker over Alex but Alex only needs one shot and he has way more than just power. You don’t become a two weight world kickboxing champ or beat Izzy with only power. If you can’t land a shot that power means nothing. Alex set those late shots up with calf kicks, cutting off angles, taking away Izzy’s infamous footwork.
Nah Francis is just built different and look how fast he improved his English. He's a quick learner
He straight up overpowered Stipe. Stipe looked like a middleweight in front of Ngonnou.
Stipe came in way underweight to fight Francis. Stipe had done gotten used to DC strength and hits who he could get away with losing a few pounds on for more speed. It payed off in the trilogy. Stipe then made the mistake of thinking that speed would benefit him when facing Francis and it turned out to be a huge mistake as we all seen. He had no weight to step on his punches and Francis already has a stone chin to boot on top of it. Stipe was also too light to wrestle a 263 pound man. It was just a bad choice all around on Miocic part he should have atleast come in at 240-250 to fight a beast like Francis.
@@chaos8362 well put
I noticed that as soon as he was in the cage with Izzy, the dude is just huge in comparison
Ya dude should forsure be fighting at 205 lol
@@kevinsimons518 so then should Israel. He's been bullying smaller guys at Middleweight for too long now. He only kept winning because he was fight much smaller fighters.
@@DanzoSan
Making out the other MWs into little bitches, like yourself, Paulo Costa and YOEL ROMERO were “too small” to fight Adesanya?
🤡🤡🤡
@@DanzoSan This is just a stupid comment. Izzy has constantly being weighing in 183/4 since being in the UFC. He's a natural middleweight. And to claim he's being beating the rest because he's Niger than them just shows you're outright stupid because you'd rather sacrifice the truth for a lying hateful comment because you dislike the person. Especially when Izzy has been criticised for being too technical instead being a bully (which would then make your claim valid). Do better.
@@DanzoSan size is not about height. It’s about weight. Izzy is smaller than most guys he fights. Think of it this way - DC has a size advantage over Alex Pereira even though he’s much shorter than him
Bobby knuckles is such a humble dude!!! Definitely a fan!
Imagine being a top contender for this long with such motivation and humility with all the bumps in the road mainly because of one opponent and coming out years after as a champion. After this long ride, there’s nothing more I’d love to see than bobby knuckles flatlining Pereira to finally get his hands on the gold once again.
just to lose it to adesanya 😂
he’s not outstriking pereira
@@heavenshound6775 it’s not kick boxing bud
@@robras2850 Robert can’t beat israel, how tf would he beat pereira?
@@user-vt3vo1yd3v because Israel has much better takedown defense than Pereira and Robert would use his wrestling and takedown threat to hit Alex
I'm pretty sure damn near everybody in the top 10 of the middleweight division feels exactly the same way, lmao
Look at Strickland. The same mistakes that Adesanya was exploiting will be suicidal against Pereira. Vettori or Costa keeping their lead hand low will be lambs to the slaughter.
Khamzat feels differently. He ready to choke this аpе. Poatan is scared and running from Chimaev
there is a general goodness that bobby exudes. he looks so relatable like the guys you would actually like to sped time with
Rob is seriously the most humble laid back guy I met him at the goldcoast in aus and he's exactly the same took time for a photo and all much love brother
How can you not root for Whittaker..
One of the most humble honest ppl. Big respect to The Reaper
Rob is such a great guy. I hope he stays in the UFC a little longer
This dude is one of the few remaining role models in the game. Family man, top notch dad, humble, hilarious, skilled, tenacious, gracious, kind, violent, etc. the list goes on
Between him, Holloway, and Baby Assassin...don't know who I love more
Holloway è un pagliaccio, miglior boxer in UFC diceva, poi è stato umiliato da Alex. Umiltà ZERO
All in my top 10! Dustin porier is in this convo too!
@@HunchoHamza DP definitely not the same vibe that this guys.
@@Drumaier
Your right. These dudes are humble even tho their killers. Dustin is a dog which makes for awesome fights and entertainment, but seems like the type of guy who welcomes trouble.
@@JohnnyVega-cc2rq didnt he bite someone recently?
Alex is a LHW in MW for sure. Would love to see him at his true weight with a speed advantage over most in that division
He's a heavyweight he's taller than most heavyweights ALEX is a legit 6"5 or 6"6
@@legarianvance6937periera is actually slighty taller than israel
This short explains succinctly why Rob is my favorite 😄
One of the few gentlemen in the game. I will always be a fan 😊
Its easy to plan to grapple someone till you feel their power, Izzy ate shots even in the first and second round of that fight that i think most guys in that division wouldn't have aten
I was thinking how the hell does he weight 185
Coming from distant, hardly contacted tribe, he went to live in the city working at 13, and became an alcoholic..
Tribal people don't gain fat like us these days. Its like our gecko tail.
Most alcoholics, same food isn't so important, so skinny as f
Also, growing up without much nourishment, shocking he got so big, BUT his body is like rebar, no fat, no softness.. Its crazy.
And yea, insane because he weights like 220
@@mandelorean6243 literally all that was complete garbage. He’s just been kickboxing for over a decade so he has his body dialed in for weight cuts and rehydrating.
@@mandelorean6243 bro stop telling fairytales. his ancestors were indigenous(like a huge percentage of brazilian population) but he didn't "grow up in a tribe" he was definitely born in a city and worked at a tire shop 😂
@@FistfulOfGabagool lol
Love Rob he’s the best guy ever! I always wish him the best!
Love this guy's attitude 😂 always classy
Whittaker is not short himself!
Compared to Izzy and Pereira he is. He’s like 4 inches shorter than both
Is not even about height, it is how wide your frame is, how thick and dense your bones are..Izzy is tall but has a narrow frame and small bones.
@UCSgC-U42b0e_65D0VMBBAWg on what earth? Lol
@@noelnoni7310 Pereira has more height on both of them look at the face-offs before the fight with Israel, Pereira is not 6'4 he has to be either 6'5 or 6'6
@@thedarkestsoul Izzy is just shorter than 6’4, the UFC tend to boost fighter heights.
Man how the Fock can’t ya love this fella. Robert is one of a kind. Nothing but respect for this mad lad.
Legend! Favourite fighter,humble,respectful and doesn’t get involved in all that trash talk bullshit. Go get ‘Em Rob👊🏼
Rob is a true representative of the sport, way better than connor and jones. absolute dog and a beam of positivity, while being a good role model
Take him down just what ever other fighter thinks is the ONLY chance to beat him..
Rob is awesome! Great overall atitude!
One of my favourite fighters for sure
Rob is the best role model for this sport, they need to get him in front of cameras most often.
Izzy must be angry with Dana. 'why you let akex in'😆😆
Nope
Is izzy speaking?
"Did you see the soize of the fella"
"He's absolute giaont"
Gotta love Bobby Knuckles
Giant
That’s how a sport champs shout act and talk! What a spirit
His inner Steve Irwin came to light
I feel so bad for the Division now 😂
The dude cut something like 35lbs for the fight, he was like 210+ walking into that octogan, as far as statistics go people who typically miss weight by being over, are the fighters who win the night of the contest, so using that evidence we can deduce being the bigger guy DEFINITELY leans in your favor, but I think there should be a weight cut minimum, not just for the fighters overall health but to keep the competitive playing field more even than it currently is. Obviously Alex is a special case where he can cut significantly more weight and still be effective into the later rounds of combat, however as far as a general rule I feel a mitigation of how much weight you can cut would be healthy for the sports competitive integrity
Love this guy! Bigs himself and his opponents up at the same time!
Brings?
He is almost too humble and sweet to be on this deadly sport😅
I was saying the same thing about Alex's size. He could easily be a contender in LHW.
He said the same thing about Izzy when he first got in. He underrated Izzy, and we all saw what happened there lol.
his 2nd fight was practically a draw. im an izzy guy (and a Whitaker guy because hes so cool and a beast) but i reakon rob did enough to win that match imo
Rob had an awful gameplan for the first fight. He was blitzing in with reckless abandon. he kept spending more and more time in the pocket trying to get in a first good hit against izzy. second was effectively a draw. Israel may have won on points just barely but that fight could be argued for Rob. Izzy being champ helped his scorecard there for sure.
@@Arc_Life delusional
That was one of the best humble list acknowledgment of another fighter in a long time without knocking them down our hating on him but understanding he’s a challenge good stuff Whitaker
What a weird situation where the guy Robert lost to 2 times lost to Alex 3 times but Whitaker could probably beat Alex and not Isreal 🤯
Styles make fights bruh. I mean size and shit makes a huge difference, but styles make em too haha
^just like he said,styles make fights,Israel is just tall enough and just lanky enough to be able to snipe in and out of the pocket for defense which is Whittaker's kryptonite,but like Whittaker said Alex is a very aggressive pushing forward fighter which is a type of fighter whittaker has field days with,alex was just tall and lanky enough to be able to reach izzy and tag him which disrupts izzys natural fighting style and hes able to neutralize him.This one is like a rock beats scissors beats paper kind of situation lol.
I mean rewatch the last Izzy v Whitaker fight I personally thought Rob won that. Also Izzy just been shook up, yeah he took it well but it could affect him in another fight against Rob they aren’t far apart at all.
I agree bro
styles make fights
Rob seems as genuine a bloke as it gets hasn't changed a bit his whole career 👏👏
I thought same thing. I saw him at the weigh in, and said, this guy is BIG !
Robert such a great humble guy, but in my opinion I think Pereira would be a worse match up for Whittaker. Pereira knocks him out
😂 I genuinely LOVE Rob. How can you not? Each time he speaks, his honestly is so refreshing. A gentleman and warrior. ⚔️
agreed. I love him too. His fight with Costa was epic!
Bobby Knuckles is becoming my most beloved fighter. What an absolute gentleman.
Yea, I bet he won’t say Poatan now if you ask him this question again! He thinks or if Dricus dropped n K.O what do you think Alex would do him?? His head would probably roll off da mat like it was celebrity death match 😂. Even after all that Rob is still one of my favorite fighters
Izzy is the ONLY middleweight that can give alex a challenge , let alone make it out first round and beat him . they should all thank izzy for beating him , cause alex would brutally KO every other middleweight
Khamzat might have a chance but honestly if he gets caught once it’s over
@@noble6441nah khamzat gets slept
How can people not love this man, he's humble but confident.
I admire the class and honesty of Robert in this interview.
This guy will definitely be a all time great. Love you Robert brother ❤
Rob is confident the man has giants blood in him 😂 who let this guy past the wall
In hindsight bro woulda died if he got that fight.
😂
Bro would be playing video games full-time on Twitch if this happened lmao
Comments like this are why I love Robert, humble warrior man.
Such a humble guy! Definitely deserves a title shot after the re match tho
Whittaker dodged that bullet
Pereira is in, almost every way, a better version of Adesanya.
Izzy is still the better fighter technique wise. Alex just has more power and durability.
@@GorillaWithThemGuns won't even say durability. Izzy is durable too, he has amazing cardio, fought Jan, took the hits from gastelum.. but the way Alex hits is different. Its just the power and size difference imo
You crazy.. You see the skill difference. If Izzy had those heavy hands he would be a knockout machine
not rlly he's slightly worse but he's bigger and more powerful
Giants do fall 👊🏿💯💣💥🔥
I love Robbo.
He's tye nicest dude
Poatan is not only massive, he's also 🗿
People will not like that but Pereira in middleweight was one of the biggest weights bully ever
Yes no doubt about it
Ong his photo with strickland is like a guy with his son
If he can make the weight, theres no problem
To be fair he was a middleweight during his glory kickboxing run. He went up to light heavyweight in his last few fights or so before switching to MMA.
@@ryanarchuleta6231he used to be way more slender in his kickboxing middleweight days he legit has the same frame as Izzy but he has the genetics or pack on muscle easier
Alex is something out of your nightmares
Appropriate. Izzy just slept him. 😂
Love the open speaking and just talking without talking these guys down. I’m a fan of this guy
A truly likeable warrior.
Dude's a jawiant, he's an absolute jawiant
😂😂 SHUT THE FUCK UP 😂😂 THIS IS HILARIOUS
Did ya see the soize of the fella