Robert Whittaker appreciation thread

[Stagliano]

I take it you’re one of those fight fans who don’t actually like fights and only pay attention to Twitter exchanges and press conferences?

Exactly I watch some youtube highlights tho.

 

[LetThemBleed]

Boring. Jake Paul threads are more interesting.

 

[ShaqAttaq]

Whittaker is a great fighter. Good skills, but he should not stand and trade with adesanya. The outcome would be the same as their previous matchup.

 

[JB228]

Whittaker has a very well-rounded skill set. But he turtled up in the 5th round of the second fight against Romero. He gamed the rules by going facedown on the mat and covering his ears with his hands, thus exposing the back of his head because he knows it's against the rules to hit him there.

Turtling up is essentially submitting. It should either be counted as a submission or your opponent should be allowed to hit you in the back of the head, if you are intentionally not looking at your opponent for an extended period and surrendering the back of your head.

I don’t exactly understand the

You don’t need appreciation threads for fighters who are already loved. Rob has no haters. Appreciation threads only work for controversial fighters e.g: Conor McGregor appreciation thread.

He definitely has haters.

 

[JB228]

Whittaker is a great fighter. Good skills, but he should not stand and trade with adesanya. The outcome would be the same as their previous matchup.

Debatable.