{"id":367460,"date":"2020-11-12T07:05:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T15:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=367460"},"modified":"2020-11-12T07:05:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T15:05:37","slug":"robert-whittaker-explains-problem-with-khabib-vs-gsp-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/robert-whittaker-explains-problem-with-khabib-vs-gsp-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Whittaker explains &#8220;problem&#8221; with Khabib vs. GSP fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker sees a &#8220;problem&#8221; with a potential superfight between Georges St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p>Nurmagomedov, the reigning UFC lightweight champ, and St-Pierre, the former welterweight and middleweight champ, are universally regarded as two of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/georges-st-pierre-says-khabib-nurmagomedov-had-the-perfect-career\/\">the best fighters of all time<\/a>, and have been linked to a fight for many years. Even with both men retired, there&#8217;s still widespread interest in their potential pairing.<\/p>\n<p>Whittaker, however, sees an issue with this superfight: one man would lose, and end up with a tarnished legacy.<\/p>\n<p>The former middleweight champ shared his thoughts on this matchup on a recent episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vGd4gIgzKSE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submission Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robert Whittaker on Adesanya\/Blachowicz, Moving Up to 205 For Adesanya Rematch, Dana White\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGd4gIgzKSE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The problem with that, one of the two greatest, I think, most iconic role models of the sport are gonna get their legacy tarnished a little bit, and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s needed,&#8221; Whittaker said. &#8220;Neither guy needs the money. Maybe they can fight quietly behind closed doors\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whittaker last fought at UFC 254\u2014which was headlined by Nurmagomedov&#8217;s victory over Justin Gaethje\u2014when he defeated Jared Cannonier by decision. With that victory, he feels he earned a rematch at reigning UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya, who he lost the title to in 2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWell, I\u2019ve already earned the right to it,&#8221; Whittaker said. &#8220;I\u2019ve already earned that right to fight for a title. That\u2019s what that fight with Jared was. That fight was number one contender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat\u2019s funny was, everyone was telling Jared, like, you win this fight, you get a shot at the title,&#8221; Whittaker added. &#8220;No one was saying that to me (laughs). That\u2019s what this fight is, and that\u2019s the right I earned. I earned a shot at a title. So, that\u2019s where I\u2019m at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ll fight Izzy one way or another. Middleweight, light heavyweight, whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of these comments from Robert Whittaker?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker sees a &#8220;problem&#8221; with a potential superfight between Georges St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov, the reigning UFC lightweight champ, and St-Pierre, the former welterweight and middleweight champ, are universally regarded as two of the best fighters of all time, and have been linked to a fight for many years. 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