{"id":300746,"date":"2019-02-06T06:24:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=300746"},"modified":"2019-02-06T06:25:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:25:00","slug":"kelvin-gastelum-unimpressed-by-robert-whittaker-predicts-first-round-ko-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kelvin-gastelum-unimpressed-by-robert-whittaker-predicts-first-round-ko-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelvin Gastelum unimpressed by Robert Whittaker, predicts first-round KO win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kelvin Gastelum is not all that impressed with UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, who he&#8217;ll meet in the main event of UFC 234 this weekend in Melbourne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cObviously, he\u2019s a champion for a reason,\u201d Gastelum told <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/02\/kelvin-gastelum-no-mystic-mac-but-sticking-with-first-round-ko-prediction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMAjunkie (opens in a new tab)\">MMAjunkie<\/a>. \u201cHe comes in with a lot of tools, but I\u2019m in the gym constantly with guys that are just as good if not better than Rob, every single day, and that gives me confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a competitor, and he wins fights. 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