Robert Whittaker surprises and opens up about his future in the UFC

Robert Whittkaker is a former UFC middleweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/X @UFC_News

Depois do título conquistado por Khamzat Chimaev sobre Dricus du Plessis, no UFC 319, a divisão dos médios (até 83,9kg.) segue acirrada e o que não faltam são candidatos para enfrentar o checheno. Um ex-campeão desta prateleira, que buscava chegar ao cinturão mais uma vez, não enxerga o cenário com tanto otimismo mais. Robert Whittaker foi bastante sincero sobre seu futuro em entrevista recente.

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"The belt is kind of a distant dream right now, after losing to 'RDR'. It's another loss, it pushes me much further away from the title than I wanted to be, from the path I wanted to end up on. So now, my goals, my trajectory have kind of changed," Whittaker said in an interview with 'Submission Radio'.

"I realized I want to have a few fights left, I want to enjoy the journey. I want to enjoy the fights. I want to enjoy the training process. I want to enjoy fight week, I want to enjoy the fight itself. I want my family to be a part of it... That's my biggest goal right now," said the Australian.

Another former champion supports Borralho in 'title eliminator'

Caio Borralho is a standout Brazilian in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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Ex-campeão dos médios (até 83,9 kg), Israel Adesanya já tem seu favorito para a luta principal do UFC Paris, neste sábado (6). Escalado para enfrentar Nassourdine Imavov, em duelo que pode definir o próximo desafiante ao cinturão de Khamzat Chimaev, Caio Borralho ganhou o voto de confiança do nigeriano naturalizado neozelandês.

A victim of Imavov in February, when he was knocked out by the Frenchman, Adesanya evaluated the two fighters' styles and highlighted the advantage he sees in the Brazilian. For him, Borralho's difference may lie in his striking game.

"I'm going with Caio for this fight, and I'm going for the decision. When it comes to stand-up, I give Caio the edge. I like the way he strikes, how he positions himself as a southpaw, because he always puts his foot in the right place. He attacks well with his back, left hand, and left leg. He has good feints too. Imavov has great timing when it comes to attacking. If he can catch Caio when he's unresponsive, at the end of the fight, or like he caught me, during the base change. Or even on the entrance, because Imavov has this ability to duck and simply throw a right punch," Adesanya declared on his YouTube channel.