Can we stop pretending whittaker is some monster striker

[Wonderfight]

Yeah and he lost imo. I'm convinced Whit and Volk are just Australian hype jobs

Against Costa? You cannot be serious. The only thing debatable is the first round so the only possible scores are 30-27 and 29-28 Whittaker, and only because of the kick in the end of the first round which Whittaker was easily winning.

Anything other than that is a delusion.

 

[Trabaho]

started watching mma as toddler in 05, lil bro
that's why i dont buy into bullshit narratives like the "whittaker is a monster" trope

He's literary a former champion

 

[IndyCovaHart]

Ok weeb

 

[Eternalwarriorking]

You're ignoring the Cannonier and Gastelum fights for rhetorical effect, which were mostly one-way traffic like the Vettori fight. Also, it's not like he's fighting dudes easy to finish. Between Costa, Vettori, Cannonier, and Gastelum, how many times have they been finished in the UFC? Take a gander at that number for me plz

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

He’s a boring point fighter with no killer instinct who wins fights spamming leg kicks from out of range.


I’m happy they’ve finally accepted his place as a gatekeeper.


Also makes me appreciate DDP for chasing him down and putting it on him.

Do you even watch his fights? Genuine question.
Also, I don’t think you understand what a “gatekeeper” is, because it sure isn’t someone with a 13-3 record in the division that happens to be a former multiple time defending champ who is 1-2 fights away from another title shot.

 

[Psychojoe86]

Whittaker has a stellar record at middleweight. His only losses are to Adesanya and DDP. He's fought and beaten pretty much every other top 5 fighter in the division for several years now.

He absolutely is a 'monster' striker.