{"id":263210,"date":"2017-11-07T07:08:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T15:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=263210"},"modified":"2017-11-07T07:08:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T15:08:29","slug":"robert-whittaker-breaks-weakness-saw-georges-st-pierres-ufc-217-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robert-whittaker\/robert-whittaker-breaks-weakness-saw-georges-st-pierres-ufc-217-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Whittaker breaks down the weakness he saw in Georges St-Pierre’s UFC 217 performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last weekend, in the main event of UFC 217, the world watched on as former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre<\/a> returned from a four-year hiatus to defeat Michael Bisping and win the UFC middleweight belt. Of all the people watching on as St-Pierre made this triumphant return, none had quite the same interest as UFC interim middleweight champion Robert Whittaker \u2013 the man widely expected to be St-Pierre’s next opponent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While the ever-classy Whittaker was impressed with St-Pierre’s win, he did see some holes in the Canadian’s game \u2013 mainly his speed.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, he looked slower than he\u2019s ever been,\u201d Whittaker said of St. Pierre\u2019s performance in an interview with\u00a0news.com.au<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s just as crafty. You can see the intelligence is still there. His fight IQ is still there. He obviously hits harder at middleweight. But I hit hard, and I hit fast \u2014 and much harder and faster than Bisping. And I have much better defense than Bisping. So it looks good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether St-Pierre has slowed down or not, Whittaker considers the chance to fight him to be a tremendous honor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t even put it into words,\u201d Whittaker explained. \u201cI was a massive fan of him when I was younger \u2014 and when I was at welterweight, as well. Every welterweight in the world aspired to become something like him. If I got the privilege of fighting him? Man, dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy to wait,\u201d Whittaker said. \u201cFighting a legend like that is worth the time. My wants have to go on the back seat a bit for him. He\u2019s a living legend, and in respect I\u2019ll do that. But if he\u2019s going to hang around at middleweight we\u2019ll touch gloves eventually. I\u2019m confident.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you think comes out on top in a fight between Robert Whittaker and Georges St-Pierre?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 7\/11\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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