Robert Whittaker thinks Sean Strickland doesn’t win rounds convincingly sufficient.
Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) defeated Paulo Costa by break up determination on this previous Saturday’s UFC 302 co-main occasion – a outcome UFC CEO was dumbfounded wasn’t unanimous after choose Dave Tirelli scored it in favor of Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC).
Whittaker was important of Strickland, pointing to his preventing type as the rationale why he’s been concerned in back-to-back break up selections.
“He leaves it too shut. Each spherical is just too shut, and that’s why you lose some selections you’re assured in successful,” Whittaker stated on his MMArcade podcast. “That’s why you may inch out wins typically and that’s why you inch out losses typically since you don’t outline the rounds sufficient, you don’t do sufficient to make your self the apparent winner of the spherical.
“I don’t assume he’s making an attempt to do this. I feel that’s simply his battle type. His battle type appears to be like annoying as hell, dude. He appears to be like like a child when a brother and sister are like, ‘I’m strolling ahead and if you happen to stroll into it, it’s your personal fault’ kind of factor.”
Whittaker takes on Khamzat Chimaev June 22 at UFC on ABC 6 in what’s being dubbed as a No. 1 contender bout. No matter how Strickland vs. Costa panned out, Whittaker thinks the winner of his battle ought to get the subsequent title shot.
“It wasn’t a really thrilling battle – the gang had been booing it at phases,” Whittaker stated. “Sean was simply type of pressuring ahead the entire time and Costa was on skates your entire time. … I wish to assume we’re preventing for that spot regardless, however the place does Sean go from right here?”
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