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Robert Whittaker believes UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has the skills to defeat Paulo Costa.\u00a0That being said, Whittaker sees Costa as a dangerous challenge for the champion.<\/p>\n

The Australian talent broke down the Adesanya vs. Costa matchup, which is expected to occur at UFC 253 in September, during a media scrum ahead of his Saturday night showdown with Darren Till.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho can say? I think Adesanya has the skillset necessary to beat Costa,\u201d Whittaker said during media day (via The Body Lock<\/a>). \u201cHe\u2019s very technical, he\u2019s very good. He\u2019s a good fighter. Don\u2019t like him very much but he\u2019s a good fighter.<\/p>\n

“But Costa\u2019s dangerous. He\u2019s so explosive, he\u2019s got mad cardio and he hits like a truck. Look at the size of him. I\u2019m sure that does something, that has something to do with why he keeps hurting people. \u2018Size doesn\u2019t matter\u2019 \u2014 look at the size of him! You fight him then and tell me it doesn\u2019t matter. Yeah, let\u2019s find out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert Whittaker has not fought since he took on Adesanya in October. He wound up losing the fight via knockout, which signalled the end of his reign as the UFC middleweight champion.<\/p>\n

After the fight, Whittaker acknowledged that he was dealing with some mental health issues, and took an extended break<\/a>, which will come to an end when he steps into the cage with Till.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat second (Yoel) Romero fight, it took heaps out of me,\u201d Whittaker explained. \u201cAnd not just the fight itself, but the bullshit that surrounded it with my [injured] hand and so on. But you keep going. Even with the illnesses I had too, I was out of the Octagon but working twice as hard because I felt like I\u2019d let a lot of people down. So while I wasn\u2019t fighting, I never rested. You can\u2019t say \u2018hey, maybe I\u2019m burnt out\u2019. As soon as one fight is over, you have another title fight on the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think of this matchup breakdown from Robert Whittaker?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robert Whittaker believes UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has the skills to defeat Paulo Costa.\u00a0That being said, Whittaker sees Costa as a dangerous challenge for the champion. The Australian talent broke down the Adesanya vs. Costa matchup, which is expected to occur at UFC 253 in September, during a media scrum ahead of his Saturday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":319022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10582,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nRobert Whittaker breaks down Adesanya vs. Costa title fight | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Robert Whittaker believes reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has the skills to defeat his next challenger Paulo Costa.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/robert-whittaker-breaks-down-adesanya-vs-romero-title-fight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" 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