Robert Whittaker: People Overlook Dricus Du Plessis Coz He's Not Flashy: "He Won't Find That In Me"
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- čas přidán 21. 06. 2023
- Ahead of UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight against Dricus Du Plessis and the possibly quick turnaround for UFC 293 in Sudney, Australia and if he'll face Israel Adesanya for a third time for the UFC middleweight title.
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“Im pretty good at middle weight”
That’s the understatement from one humble man hahha
@@RonnieDavis-rz2qy The Pros are predicting 25-0 victory for Rob. That's pure respect. Though I don't think the odds are quite that good.
pillowfisted decision merchant.
@@beaualoevv you look like a woman 😆
he simply tells the truth ,he is the best in the division along with the champion adesanya if that bothers you is your problem ,fighters like ,the same adesanya ,topuria,khabib etc always talk and consider themselves the best and there you say nothing but to whitaker you bother him you really are an ignorant hypocrite but well keep braying I hope it was clear to you👍👌👌.
@@beaualoevv holloway ,volkanowski do not finish and yet they are excellent fighters and the best in the world and as this case several more so your argument is empty and only denotes hate towards whitaker which I do not understand because if whitaker is an excellent person and martial artist and in the end no human being is perfect so look at yourself before criticizing others that you only look bad and denotes your ignorance ,greetings
Rob: answers
Kacper: 'Sweet', "perfect", "awesome", "cool cool"
Rob's just got that 'I'm tired, I'm sore, I'm taking care of business' look about him.
Damn right. Rob's got that " I'm tired" look about him. So tired, he was about to take a nap sommer right there in the cage. Hahaha
🇿🇦🔥🔥🔥
Dricus is going to be the most african fighter rob has ever fought.
Yep, classic mate!
😂😂😂 you are bitter...
IZZY is a Nigerian🇳🇬 and represents the giant of Africa..
Take it or take it 👌
Driskoos*
He is. If you see African as black, you have no idea. Dricus is more African "king" than all 3 of those treasonous clowns...
Pray for Dricus y’all Rob is one cold mf I feel he’s about to do some mean things to DDP
rob will try his best but youll see dricus destroy him tbh...dricus is impossible to finish
@@goofygoof212OK bud
Edit: bruhhhhhh wtf
@@KZ_MMA_ name one guy hes lost to in the ufc
@@goofygoof212He fought noone like Bobby. There's levels to this $hit.
@@goofygoof212 lol dricus has been getting luck matchups up until rob. Only decent guy he’s beaten was trevin giles. All his other wins so far have been guys who were on a losing streak. He also had a pitiful performance against Brunson and snuck his way into the top 5. He’s getting finished by rob.
Holloway and Whittaker are in very similar positions in their respective divisions and have similar fights viewed by fans booked next ("easy fights"). The difference is that Dricuss is on a win streak , is young and hungry while TKZ is pretty much on the verge of retirement
The difference is that Max could do a run at 155 but for Robert to go 205 is too much I think.. although he did mention it himself a while ago
@@RVLIEK5 i'm not so sure Max can do a run at 155. he's more skilled than a lot of LW's but the power difference is significant. Also 185 to 205 is twice the jump of 145 to 155 so naturally it's a lot harder to pull off
@@hunterhunter5998that’s just looking at the numbers. It’s different for each fighter in those divisions..
i.e Robert is a “normal” middleweight, Poatan was a gaint
The gap between Rob and Izzy is very close. Alex is on a different level now compare to Max.
@@Nateniuhehe I'm not sure why you say the gap between Rob and Izzy is small. Rob has never once had Izzy in trouble while Izzy KO'd him twice in the first fight and dropped him once in the second fight
Pray for Rob Dricus is all in
Someone give the man some water 😂 Jesus
He was fucking dying
*clears throat*
@@boblob3509 😂
As soon as he coughed like that I was like-- dont you dare pull out of the fight due to illness! I wanna see this fight!!
He only drinks Musashi 🤣
Great content
The champ has a name in middleweight and his name is Bobby Knuckles 👊🏻🥇
I don’t like Izzy but he did KO Rob and then beat him by decision…. So no, he’s not the champ
Izzy was gifted the second fight
@@katelyn9182Man the middleweight king has a name and it’s Israel Adesanya don’t you forget ggs 🐲🐉
@@katelyn9182 nah there's an argument for Rob but the second fight was extremely close and there's an argument for Izzy too. meanwhile Rob was knocked out cold in the first fight and dropped badly in the first round of the second fight so I'd favor Izzy in a trilogy
rob whittaker fans are so insufferable it’s actually pathetic
Robert is one of my favorite fighters dude is an absolute stud
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE ...OI OI OI bet heavy on rob let's go mark this fool
Du Plessis should maybe have done 3 more fights but we south africans might look boring fighting but we have ko programmed into our dna dont ever underestimate us.
I think Robert not being the biggest MW plays in his favor in a lot of ways
yes he gets hurt when he eats a shot but he recovers well, his cardio is superior to most and he's faster than pretty much everyone he fights because he's slightly smaller and cuts less weight, but 205 is not for him, he's small for that weight-class.
hes 220lbs
@@OnAeeir yep, people dont realize hes actually one of the heaviest lol
@@thegoat525ou can tell his frame for his height looks bulky, he’s a big guy
Rob literally has said he walks around at 215-200 he’s a big middleweight
@@OnAeeir 220lbs outside camp, Pereira was 220 in the octagon, Robert used to fight at Welterweight, none of these people could cut down to welterweight dude, Darren who's the smallest MW used to die to make welterweight
Awesome.
Awesome.
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Awesome....Awesome
Only 4:37min Long; Submission Radio You're Evil.
Dricus probably shouldn’t have won some of those fights with his raw skillset but the guy has a level of determination I don’t normally see in other fighters. Rob is in for a tough night, but I’m pulling for him
ahahahhahah you think rob is in for a tough night?
There is somethjng about that guy. He has got a chin, he hits hard, very good submission game and the guy has got heart and determination. If Rob is gonna try and finish him, Rob might fail miserably.
@@RikiLouw69 do you remember what rob did to vettori?
Dricus is going to Gas out and TKOed in round 4 by a head kick. His cardio is very suspect
@@DarkCloudNC his nose was messed up and he couldnt breathe properly, he should have got it fixed but he got offered the brunson fight and couldnt refuse such an opportunity so he postponed the operation
One best skilled fighters ever small for middleweight can beat anybody at middleweight if use fight IQ and skill love to see him champ again fav fighter never talks shit about anybodey
When is this fight. Rob sick af
Rob will be the champ soon 😤🥋🔥🎥
Dont hurt him too much Rob 💪
💪💪😂😂
Dat nigga da kaaaaang around here 💪💪💪💪
ufc 290 is soooooo stacked
Pray for plessy
Every cliche question in one interview
Never underestimate a South African farmboy/boerseun... we are descendants of a line of warriors who fought against great odds. When Dricus says we are built different.. he ain't lying
Robert for the win
Maybe. But I'd still bet on the Maori.
@@EddieFelson88 Well.. I didn't say Dricus was gonna win🤷🏻♂️.. but it may not be a walk in the park like a lot of people seem to think
The Brits sent you packing out of the Cape lel. Then stole the Transvaal and OFS from you too.
u arent to smart huh bud
awesome..perfect
fook of
I really believe that we're underestimating Duplessis, if Rob ain't careful is gonna get knocked out!!!
I'll do the jokes!😂
DP is about to find out the hard way that there's levels to this game.
Bobby Knuckles is in the very upper echelon. He'll destroy DP, in what will be the peoples main event.
Wonder what went wrong for Rob
@@ardnfastYou still believe that....
@@micahbodha6129what was the joke? 😂 I must have missed it
My the only one thinking robs throat was hassling him the whole interview
A stoic Rob is a terrifying Rob
Best middle weight in ufc history for sure whittaker
I hate the fact that I love Rob so much- he's such a class act and great fighter. Still behind my African brother! Go Dricus
@@stevenp8222 hey bra luister... Jou hele poes.
You 😂 really 😅I can't believe what you are saying.
I agree with you. I prefer Rob as a person but have to back my countryman
@@stevenp8222He is born, bred and continues to live in Africa. What about that is not African? Is it because he’s white? Are blacks who are born, bred and live in America not American? Would love to hear your logic on this one
All the best Reaper it’s going to be a war against Still Knocks… South Africa v Australia in MMA… Hier Kom a ding…
That's not even what Izzy said he said " Rov will win easy but he wants D to win because he hates him and he will manifest it"
Terrible job from Submission Radio… it’s laughable to see how they want to stir the pot with bad press
Dude adesanya is the racist who’s mad about racism
I have this unreasonable feeling that DDP wins
Y'all are in for ANOTHER upset when Dricus beats Whittaker...I'm coming back here to laugh at yall ...shits gon age so well... See u soon.
Hey yo...remember me?
Naw sout grapes cannot take their hiding like a man.😅
Sour.....
LFG LADS
Is Submission radio turning into the VladTV of MMA lolss
South Africans hit hard I tell u...knockout power
@@JacksonNova-ij8jb y'all like bringing up colour huh? Thought it was just people here in Africa
@@JacksonNova-ij8jbyo...
Man Rob could get his first finish in a while. We gunna see tho.
Rob hasn't had a stoppage win in six years lmao, he's a decision machine now
DDP pretty chinny tho.
Guess you learnt something about DDP
I hope DDP wins the fight. Nothing against Robert, but we seen him fight Izzy twice. I am not looking forward to watching it for the third time if Robert wins. Give Izzy and the fans new blood to watch. If Robert loses I think he will move to 205.
Think he's too small for 205
no he wont hell suck there
izzy said he wishes that ddp wins the first. not that he envisions him doing it.
With the odds in favour of Whittaker, Dricus is in for a tough learning experience.
From Robert it is more textbook whilst Dricus is hard street style.
Mmm...
Happy to see Stuttering John still getting work!
Easy W for Rob 💯🏆🔥
Its definitely not going to be easy pal but ofcourse rob rightfully is the favourite
Eazzzzyy, couldn't last two rounds 😂
Who's the interviewer here? It's not Kacper or Denis
Izzy vs Rob pt3 would be good for the fans even though DDP would be a banger
no way ppl actually believe ddp has a chance when he struggled with a washed up brunson and was gassed after 2 rds 😭😭😭
Turns out Rob got smashed lmao
It seems like Izzy REALLY wants to avoid fighint Rob again at all costs. That second fight where he narrowly eked that "win" really spooked him. The fact he is rooting this hard for Du Plessis despite the shit he has said about him tells me he is scared to fight Rob.
You're reading into it too much. He just wants to face new opponents instead of completing trilogies against people he's already beaten twice, that's all.
@@vn5774 Izzy arguably lost the second fight
@@vn5774 nah issy is just petty and wants to beat plessis ass for the ‘real african fighter’ comment lol. If he wants someone new he’s gonna have to go up a weight division. Issy and rob are levels beyond anyone else in MW. No one else really even deserves a look at the title shot.
@@JoeyCentral too, would agree with this take if I were blind. It was a clear 48-47 for Izzy.
@@jerv personally
I think Rob is more skilled and impressive than Izzy. Without his height and leverage advantage he would barely be at top 5.
Misquoted Izzy on that. Purposefully I would assume. 😂
they should buy a coffin for Driskoos
The aussie accent can be hard to listen to at times. Same as Till and Fatty... Robs is not only a legend but in my eyes he's the true champ. He beat Titty Boi in their second fight
DDP = the Juliana Pena of the middleweight division... helicopter fists with his head down and no skill whatsoever.. I don't know why Rob has any reservations... he is going to floor DDP in the first round and this will be the most impressive win of Rob's career to date. LESSGOOO
Rob got dominated and knocked out by MWs Juliana Pena 😂 lmao, couldnt even last two rounds and got all bloodied up. Guess you learned something
Bruh Rob is looking rough wtf is he going thru on this fight camp.
Rob with the covid there.
This aged well. 😂
You guys kinda failed on Izzy's claim of envisioning DP winning. Whittaker guessed it, but he's right. Only because Izzy wants to beat up DP badly asap instead of after Whittaker.
I wonder how Rob would fare at 170. I see him handling Edwards.
Don't think he can make the weight anymore
Didn't wonderboy knock him out?
Guys Dricus is choking out Whittaker in the first round, are you guys ready???
@@urban_legend. I'm not sure Whittaker has ever been submitted
he moved up cuz he couldnt handle it
Rob looks really depleted really early doesn’t look healthy hope his all good
I’m Irish and I’m a huge supporter of rob such a down to earth guy
30℅ Robert will still beat that Guy
Turns out 100% Robert couldnt last two whole rounds with "that guy" 😂😂😂
Dricus will finish him
izzy owns both of em
Crazy stat rob hasn’t got a finish in 8 years🤯
Nd Dricus can't stop finishing fights.
to be fair he is more cautious/technical and doesn't just lunge in with big looping punches. And he has also fought dudes with extremely good chins, yoel, gastelum, marvin etc. And he got a finish in 2017 actually against a prime souza
Rob talks to much only in issy mind 😂
@@Langwene69 well 7 years ago then apporaching 8 still crazy to think he ain’t got a finish in 7!years
😂
Questions were weak af
Robert talking about how dangerous Driskoos is means Robert's gonna kill him, it's that simple, he's gonna take his soul and make his winning streak look useless
Oliveira Vs beneil vibes
@@MrFoxcrimeX dude driskoos is not beating Whittaker in a kickboxing match
his only chance is a finish during a brawl, he's not gonna outgrapple him neither, only chance is to overpower him which is possible but unlikely since Whittaker doesn't fall apart under pressure
@@Ar1AnX1x He hasn't fought anyone of that level. He's hardest opponent yet was post prime Brusnon.
@@MrFoxcrimeX and Brunson could have beat him if he didn't fight like a braindead zombie, his chin was also gone in that fight
when I said "he's gonna kill him" I meant Robert is gonna kill him, I think you misunderstood
I think Rob forgot to show up. He looked like he did in the izzy 1 fight...he was lunging and slow...he looked scared. That wasn't the real reaper. That was a dude that didn't want to be in there and was worried about losing to a guy that shouldn't be able to beat him. I feel bad for Rob cuz he just didn't turn out at all. Looked slow and was panicking in the first few seconds
he will get tko round one
Dricus? Probably, yeah.
Dricus is going to lose badly
@@DarkCloudNC I like Robert but I’m picking dcrius to ko rob round 1
S
Almost got it right, he got tko'ed round two 😂😂
@@SimonMooreChannel I told ya
Dricus will tko Izzy too
Rob looks terrible bit worried
Rob looks like he just got his drank on
Does he seem sick?
Bro stop being respectful. This is going to be an easy win for you.
Dricus isn’t an easy win for anyone
Also what’s the problem with being respectful lol, he’s a respectful man
@@bigben42 if he is beaten easily, all the SA fans need to go into hiding......(after all the rubbish he talked about being a proud African)....if he wins ,he gets to fight Izzy.......I am seriously praying to the ntuluba ubiuwu(gods of Africa)......this duplessis needs a cold truthful education about being African......🇳🇬
@@angelareele858ok racist person.. DDP is a good example of what most Africans isnt. He is hard working, skilled, proud, honest and white.. Something most aspire to but they will never be there or that...
@@johnnybravo1912 Yeah, like so even if Driscus loses to Adesanya, that doesn't mean he's any less African. The whole drama is stupid.
DDP by 3round TKO
Driscus bouta take a nap right in the center of the octagon 💤
Bet he slept pretty well after lnocking out Bobby 😘
Thank goodness you are not my fortune teller.Lol😅
Is he sick?
If you watch rugby. You Aussies should know the surname Du Plessis. Jannie and Bismarck. Formidable Springboks. Dricus is no different, he's going to maul your boy bobbie. Just like Jannie and Bismarck did the Wallabies. Big strong farmer boys we breed in RSA.
Come back to this after the fight
@@P-V-H so... here I am...
@BtnClickr don't know if you watch rugby mate, but the Springboks "B" side smashed your bitches 43-12 yesterday afternoon. And if Mma was scored in the same way as rugby it would've been 50- knockout, Dricus mauled you boy bobby. JUST LIKE I SAID 2weeks ago
@@mullergrobler6462Naw you will not read any comment from sour grapes = bad losers 😂
@@P-V-Hhey China,where are you NOW?
BOBBY KNUCKLES ALL THE WAY also everybody underestimate BOBBY mr KNUCKLES will put him away
Rob is going to finish Dricus Du Plessis
Maori boy gonna do his thing🤙🏽
lol
Sleep on the canvas,yes?
@@martintheron1386 yes a short nap 😴
Brunson is a wrestler and he got too many hits on him in his last fight so he needs to improve his defence otherwise Whittakers gonna pick him apart and from the amount of time he’s had I don’t see him beating Whittaker he’s fought way higher skilled fighters too.
People are over looking DDD but he has been fighting with a fucked up nose his whole career. Not anymore
I Hope Rob the decision machine gets knocked out and Izzy destroys DDP🙏🏾
looking thin rob
Nothing but facts, Robert underestimates no one..other than Izzy lol. Aside from that, no one. Didn't underestimate him in the rematch & arguably won. Rob is a top 5 striker in the UFC. However better be careful cause Du-Plessis can KO him, that boy has underrated power & Rob is chinny in certain fights, sometimes he's chinny, sometimes he's not. Depends on the weight cut, etc. I think Rob is better everywhere but we'll see what happens.
captain obvious
@@dixinbuttz44 I'm explaining to the casuals & idiots like yourself, the tale of the tape, but you're not the brightest tool in the box to comprehend that😂
@@dixinbuttz44captain wants-likes
what are u talkin about underatimate izzy ahhaha these haters
@@mamadousow8290 Can't tell if you're dyslexic or slow.
Why don't you ask follow up questions? You barely listen to responses before jumping to the next mediocre question you had written down. Why waste his time?
What’s up with the interviewer 🫣🤔
Whittaker takes the L on this one. He seems burnt out.
He’s losing weight and hungry
Dana White is going to get arrested after this fight how could he allow this fight to happen really ?! It's like putting Latifi vs Ngannou in a cage something that should never happen
Definitely, why put a high level fighter like DDP wasting his time fighting a washed bum like Whittaker..
Vettori > ddp
"skinhead skinhead looking for a fight!"
DDP all the way. But Rob looks like his been in a hyperbolic time chamber
Won’t lie boys pretty weak interviewer.
“Cool cool cool”
Jet Star flights are cheap bro should have come up your selves lad.
Btw day 1 fan and always will be
I've seen his interviews, he's a pretty funny guy. But right now he's definitely drained from dieting and cutting.
Talking about interviewer bud not Rob. I train in the same gym he’s amazing.
@@Gloomylagoon oh shit my reading comprehension needs work lol
Robert Whittaker is the no1 for a reason. Smashes this kid.
Rob adesanya is gonna finish u if you were to fight him again
covid knuckles
Du Plessis got less oxygen than that one submarine fr he's gonna gas out
Rob seems tired / punchy. Hope not!!!
Hes definitely tired. He's 2ish weeks out, he's probably already cutting weight and has been dieting for awhile.
When Rob smiles you know he's about to KILL.
Bobby Knuckles
Shame on your boy! Stywe pap and braaivleis makes DDP strong.😂
u have the chance to fight the flashiest guy in the ufc now which is khamzat chimaev but u turned him down. so go fight a bum now and wait for your title shot in another 5 years
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WTF YOU GONNA SAY NOW🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🖕🏿
To be fair, Whittaker looked way better in his last 3 fights than Du Plessis looked in his last 3 fights. But none of that matters apparently 💀
@@KZ_MMA_of course it doesn’t matter idk why you even bring it up