Flashback to UFC 221 and it’s hard to forget the weigh-in drama that kept most of us up late into the night trying to find out what was going to happen. Yoel Romero missed weight and Luke Rockhold entered into negotiations with the UFC, until finally deciding to move forward with the bout. Robert Whittaker, who was supposed to fight Rockhold that night, recently spoke up to say he wouldn’t have taken the fight with Romero that night.<\/p>\n
“Why would you [take that fight]? I don\u2019t understand anyone who takes fights when their opponent doesn\u2019t make weight. It\u2019s like, if you rock up at 87 kilos, which is what [Yoel] Romero did \u2013 It was like 86 kilos or something like that \u2013 then why don\u2019t I rock up at 95? What\u2019s the difference? We\u2019re both not making weight, we\u2019re both not professional enough to do it, you know? And the weight cut is directly influential to the fight itself. I think not making weight is the most unprofessional thing you can do. It\u2019s as bad as just not showing up for the fight itself. So, if you don\u2019t make weight, I\u2019m not fighting you. I\u2019ll give the shot to someone else who can make the weight, who can do their freaking job.”<\/em><\/p>\n Round 2 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽 @ufc<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ntJuLc9c1q<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Robert Whittaker (@robwhittakermma) March 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n