Robert Whittaker hasn't been in an actual UFC Championship Fight, but has been champ for 2 years

[Prototype]

Dude Romero missing weight its not his fault for not having a title defense . Whittaekr is a great fighter

 

[100action]

Championships are just awards given to the best fighter in the division. Who other than Whittaker is worthy of that award?

Mousasi

 

[mangokush]

This was the moment that made Whittaker injured out of the fight, when his son threw an object at his hernia on embedded which has now led to Whittaker pulling out of another event...again.

 

[NorrisB]

Dude Romero missing weight its not his fault for not having a title defense . Whittaekr is a great fighter

Whittaker is inactive as hell dude should have 3 title defenses by now at least, he won the title 19 months ago, Jon Jones just fought 5 weeks ago and already has another fight scheduled in 3 weeks. Ridiculous Whittaker is so inactive, no excuse.

 

[supnmunm]

Looks like Gastelum decided to strip him and name himself champ.

 

[Jeff Goldblum69]

Pathetic basement dwellers in this thread ..
Whittaker had emergency surgery in the middle of the night ... he could have died if he fought ..

“If he dies, he dies” smh

 

[Cooliox]

Pathetic basement dwellers in this thread ..
Whittaker had emergency surgery in the middle of the night ... he could have died if he fought ..

“If he dies, he dies” smh

Sounds like he should focus on getting better, and not have the burden of being champion on his back.

Give up the strap that he never rightfully won in the first place, and focus on his health and come earn it in an actual Championship fight when he's healthy

 

[welcometohavoc]

Mousasi

Mousasi would rather fight Bellator MW's and WW's

 

[Cooliox]

Mousasi would rather fight Bellator MW's and WW's

And then calls for extra testing for his opponents... even though he left an organization with extra testing, to go to an org with minimal testing.

 

[Oeshon]

Whittaker is inactive as hell dude should have 3 title defenses by now at least, he won the title 19 months ago, Jon Jones just fought 5 weeks ago and already has another fight scheduled in 3 weeks. Ridiculous Whittaker is so inactive, no excuse.

Yep. Champs (and fighters) should be fighting 2-4 times a year. 2 at a minimum and 3 as standard, and 4 for more active.

 

[Cooliox]

Yep. Champs (and fighters) should be fighting 2-4 times a year. 2 at a minimum and 3 as standard, and 4 for more active.

2 is absolute minimum if they were in 5 round wars, imo

This once a year thing is crazy. And there should be zero tolerance for fighters who can't defend in 1 year.

 

[smart.feller]

Kelvin is the champ. Fight goes official after both fighters make weight. Robert didn’t answer the bell.

 

[Oeshon]

2 is absolute minimum if they were in 5 round wars, imo

This once a year thing is crazy. And there should be zero tolerance for fighters who can't defend in 1 year.

its one of the biggest reasons i've lost interest in the ufc. imagine watching your favorite basketball team play once a year? once a year just isn't enough to get invested. there are too many weight divisions, too many fighters, and not enough fighter frequency.

I don't know most of the guys on this card and I've been watching MMA since 2001. Turning MMA into a big money diva sport destroyed everything. What I would give to go back to the Pride/UFC days of a big PPV every couple months stacked with all your favorite guys fighting 3-4 times a year.

 

[Streeter]

Khabib never fought the legit interim he fought a real estate broker n s semi retired fighter

 

[deadon]

Shit is out of control. Injured or not they need to defend or be stripped. I'm a fan but c'mon.

 

[7.62x39]

still better than Conor though. hahaha!

 

[Jibsta69]

Almost every division has some sort of problem it seems where the belt is just worthless lol

 

[SherdogFan23]

Irony? Yes definitely. Like beating 10th ranked Bisping who was lucky to be belt holder with his fluke win made GSP more champion than the interim champion? GSP was far less of a belt holder than Whittaker who has beat a top contender twice.

 

[NekMinnit]

So we all know that Robert Whittaker got that Interim UFC Championship belt by beating Yoel Romero.

Michael Bisping who was the actual champion, lost his belt to GSP.

GSP, not wanting to hold the division up, vacated his belt after finding out that he had health issues related to colitis.

Robert Whittaker then got promoted up to actual official UFC Champion.

Robert Whittaker fought Yoel Romero in a non-title fight though it was not his fault, since Yoel Romero missed weight. The belt was never on the line.

And now, Robert Whittaker has pulled out last minute, from his fight against Kelvin Gastelum.


This means that despite being champion for about 2 years, Robert Whittaker still hasn't been in an official UFC Championship Fight... and the irony is extra large since the real Champion- GSP, didn't want to hold up the division...

GSP didnt want to defend against any top guys. Whittaker as champ fought Yoel fkn Romero.

 

[Fedorer13]

Fuck gsp

Lol. GSP haters are so cute in their stupidity.