ABU DHABI – Robert Whittaker vows to match Khamzat Chimaev’s tempo at UFC 308.
Whittaker (27-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) will look at hand Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) his first-career loss in Saturday’s co-main occasion at Etihad Enviornment (pay-per-view, ESPN+). It will mark Chimaev’s first five-round combat, whereas former UFC middleweight champion Whittaker has competed in quite a few 5 rounders. Chimaev doesn’t plan on altering his strategy, and Whittaker is prepared for it.
“I’m anticipating him to come back out exhausting and aggressive from the primary second to the final,” Whittaker instructed MMA Junkie and different reporters at Wednesday’s UFC 308 media day. “And I’ve ready accordingly for that. I’ve ready for the toughest combat of my life, to start out extraordinarily exhausting, like sprinting for the primary 5 to 10 minutes, but in addition drag it out the 5 (rounds). I’m able to dash for 25 minutes in that case, and I’m coming for struggle.”
Chimaev mentioned Whittaker is aware of find out how to lose, however he doesn’t. Whereas that assertion may be true, Whittaker takes that as motivation.
“Expertise,” Whittaker answered on what makes him completely different from Chimaev’s prior opponents. “I’m good at what I do. I’m a distinct fighter than he’s fought earlier than, and I suppose possibly the truth that I understand how to lose, it offers me energy, it offers me a motive why I don’t like being there, why I don’t need that to be my actuality. It sucks, so I’m going to go on the market and provides him a style of it.”
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