{"id":354678,"date":"2020-07-01T04:41:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T11:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=354678"},"modified":"2020-07-01T04:41:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T11:41:26","slug":"robert-whittaker-feels-hes-better-across-the-board-than-darren-till","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/robert-whittaker-feels-hes-better-across-the-board-than-darren-till\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Whittaker feels he&#8217;s &#8220;better across the board&#8221; than Darren Till"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker believes he&#8217;s better than Darren Till across the board.<\/p>\n<p>Whittaker and Till are set to collide on July 25 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, the setting of the UFC&#8217;s much discussed Fight Island.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the fight, Whittaker appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/duArpLePRxM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submission Radio<\/a>, where he broke down the matchup. He believes he&#8217;s got Till beat in every phase of the MMA game.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robert Whittaker Plans on &quot;Crushing&quot; Darren Till Despite &quot;Original&quot; Meme-Filled Lead-Up\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/duArpLePRxM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Honestly, I think he\u2019s got a good skillset, but I think, honestly, I think I\u2019m better across the board,&#8221; Whittaker said. &#8220;I also hope I can get him out of there very quickly. And it\u2019s not gonna be due to a lack of trying, trust me. But I\u2019m prepared to make it a slugfest, I\u2019m prepared to make it hell. I\u2019m going to go in there and I\u2019m gonna do my thing. And how it happens and how it works is, I\u2019m gonna take the win where I see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whittaker and Till&#8217;s fight will occur in an empty venue, without fans in attendance. While fighting sans fans will be a new experience for both men, Whittaker says he&#8217;s excited about it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to be very different, and I\u2019m looking forward to that change,&#8221; Whittaker said. &#8220;I\u2019m looking forward to getting away from that comfort zone, from getting away from the love I have homebound, getting away from them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo, I\u2019m looking forward to getting there,&#8221; Whittaker added. &#8220;I\u2019ve fought with no crowd before though when I was in the Ultimate Fighter, so it was very similar. I\u2019m just looking forward to getting in there, getting the work and coming home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robert Whittaker<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/robert-whittaker-says-he-hasnt-fought-like-himself-since-first-yoel-romero-bout\/\"> has not fought<\/a> since he surrendered the UFC middleweight title to Israel Adesanya back in October. How do you think the former champ will look in his anticipated return to the Octagon? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker believes he&#8217;s better than Darren Till across the board. Whittaker and Till are set to collide on July 25 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, the setting of the UFC&#8217;s much discussed Fight Island. Ahead of the fight, Whittaker appeared on Submission Radio, where he broke down the matchup. 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