{"id":277928,"date":"2018-06-06T07:10:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T14:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=277928"},"modified":"2018-06-06T07:10:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T14:10:58","slug":"robert-whittaker-gives-himself-50-50-chance-in-rematch-with-yoel-romero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robert-whittaker\/robert-whittaker-gives-himself-50-50-chance-in-rematch-with-yoel-romero\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Whittaker gives himself “50\/50” chance in rematch with Yoel Romero"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend, in the main event of the absurdly stacked UFC 225<\/a> card, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will attempt to defend his title against the fearsome Yoel Romero. This bout will mark the pair’s second meeting, as Whittaker defeated Romero with a competitive, unanimous decision win a little less than a year ago.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that Whittaker already holds a win over Romero, he is not guaranteeing himself a win this second time around. Instead, he feels the rematch is a veritable coin-flip.<\/p>\n

\u201dSome people ask me: Does it give you any confidence knowing that you\u2019ve already beaten him once? I\u2019ve got to say \u2018not really\u2019 because he hits like a truck and it only takes one to get you,\u201d Whittaker told\u00a0ESPN<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s a human specimen, to begin with, and he\u2019s one of the most athletic, explosive and talented humans on the planet. So every time I step in there with him it\u2019s 50\/50.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Whittaker, it is the many challenges that fighters like Yoel Romero bring to the table that push him to get better. Not just physically, but mentally too.<\/p>\n

\u201dI\u2019m constantly pushing my mental capacity well over its cap,\u201d Whittaker said. \u201cI\u2019m thinking about his takedowns; I\u2019m thinking about not getting hit with his sledgehammer hands. I\u2019m tired, I need to initiate the attack; I have to push him, he has to push me. That, for 25 minutes, it takes a toll.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more mentally taxing than physically taxing,” he added.<\/p>\n

While Whittaker is clearly not looking past Romero, he is determined to leave the Octagon with another victory over Romero, and continue on his mission to assert himself as the greatest fighter ever.<\/p>\n

\u201dI want to be the best fighter ever, there ever was, there ever has been; there ever could be,\u201d Whittaker said. \u201cAnd the only way I can do that is by fighting everyone and just stopping everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you think comes out on top in Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero’s UFC 225 rematch?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 6\/6\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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