{"id":244013,"date":"2017-07-09T10:04:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T17:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=244013"},"modified":"2017-07-09T10:04:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T17:04:47","slug":"video-robert-whittaker-michael-bisping-exchange-words-octagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robert-whittaker\/video-robert-whittaker-michael-bisping-exchange-words-octagon\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Robert Whittaker and Michael Bisping exchange words in the Octagon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the main event of UFC 213, Kiwi-Australian star Robert Whittaker captured a unanimous decision win from the streaking <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/yoel-romero\/video-yoel-romero-terrifying-reaction-bisping-ripping-cuban-flag\/\">Yoel Romero<\/a>, and won the UFC interim middleweight title as a result. In the moments after this impressive win, the 26-year-old interim champion was joined in the cage by the 38-year-old undisputed champ, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-bisping\/video-michael-bisping-rips-cuban-flag-throws-shreds-yoel-romero-mid-fight\/\">Michael Bisping<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As is expected any time Bisping gets ahold of the mic, a memorable moment ensued.<\/p>\n<p>Whittaker had the first word:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We were destined to fight, mate,&#8221; he told the undisputed champ, referencing their briefly scheduled 2015 bout. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s fate, it really is. I&#8217;m happy to keep your seat warm until you&#8217;re better. Give me a breather and we&#8217;ll give it a good crack, yeah?&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bisping then replied, first commending Whittaker and Romero for their great fight, then going all-in on some trash talk of the new interim champ.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;First of all Robert, that was an awesome fight,&#8221; Bisping replied. &#8220;Romero, well done. I wanted to come in here and talk a lot of shit, but it was an awesome fight. But the fact that you&#8217;re standing there with that fucking belt on, like you&#8217;re a champion, makes me sick! You should be ashamed of yourself.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bisping then threw his own title on the ground in a dramatic display.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Here, take that, take that, fight me for it, and I&#8217;ll see you soon fucker!&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See the pair&#8217;s full exchange below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zr7y0PR8hIc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The date of Whittaker and Bisping&#8217;s anticipated title unifier is not yet known. It is expected to occur later this year, however.<\/p>\n<p>Whittaker will enter this fight on an incredible, eight-fight streak, which includes triumphs over Clint Hester, Brad Tavares, Uriah Hall, Rafael Natal, Derek Brunson, Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza and Romero. Bisping, meanwhile, is on a five-fight streak, having recently bested CB Dolloway, Thales Leites, Anderson Silva, Luke Rockhold and Dan Henderson.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think wins the fight between champions Robert Whittaker and Michael Bisping?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 7\/9\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the main event of UFC 213, Kiwi-Australian star Robert Whittaker captured a unanimous decision win from the streaking Yoel Romero, and won the UFC interim middleweight title as a result. 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