Robert Whittaker Warns Khamzat Chimaev of a Grappling Battle: “I hope he's ready”

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Robert Whittaker is thriving like never before! It is very evident in his training clips, verbal & physical expressions. Whittaker rose victoriously against Ikram Alisekerov with a brutal 1st round knockout win. He is going to lock horns with Khamzat Chimaev on Saturday night at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi.

Robert Whittaker can foresee history repeating itself, he looks forward to giving Chimaev a very tough night and hopes he’s prepared for the striking and grappling battle that awaits. The winner of this middleweight clash will most probably get the next title shot.

Chimaev hasn’t tasted defeat, it will be interesting to see if the former UFC middleweight champion can play a disruptive role to mess with that clean record on saturday night.

Robert : "I'm going to go in there and hunt [Khamzat] down, I'm gonna take the fight to him.

I don't think he'll be able to stand up to that. I don't think my wrestling defense and the caliber of my striking is going to give him an easy night.

I can also fight from… pic.twitter.com/rah1j7G7dP — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) October 19, 2024

Robert Whittaker on fighting Khamzat Chimaev

In a recent interview with Kevin Iole, the former UFC middleweight champion expressed great confidence ahead of his fight.

"I'm going to go in there and hunt [Khamzat] down, I'm gonna take the fight to him. I don't think he'll be able to stand up to that. I don't think my wrestling defense and the caliber of my striking is going to give him an easy night. I can also fight from the first second through to the 25th minute. I hope he's ready, because I am."

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