{"id":451179,"date":"2022-06-22T16:22:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T23:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=451179"},"modified":"2022-06-22T16:22:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T23:22:22","slug":"robert-whittaker-hits-back-at-israel-adesanya-after-the-champ-suggests-he-should-move-up-to-205","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/robert-whittaker-hits-back-at-israel-adesanya-after-the-champ-suggests-he-should-move-up-to-205\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Whittaker hits back at Israel Adesanya after the champ suggests he should move up to 205"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Whittaker believes there is a reason why Israel Adesanya wants him to move up to light heavyweight.<\/p>\n

Recently, Adesanya came out and said he recommended<\/a> Whittaker to move up to light heavyweight. To many, the move makes sense given Whittaker is 0-2 against Adesanya and the chances of getting another title shot seems unlikely for now. But, for the Aussie, he believes there is another reason why Adesanya wants that to happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m the most dangerous person in the division and I threaten everyone, no-one is safe in this division and of course, he wants me to get out of there,\u201d Whittaker told talkSPORT<\/a>. “I\u2019m the hunter and I want it. He saw after that last fight that I wanted it and I\u2019m coming for it and I\u2019m not gonna stop until I get it. It\u2019s scary, just picture looking over your shoulder and seeing me there. I\u2019m really happy where I am right now. I\u2019m doing some good work in the middleweight division and the hunt to get the fight is fun in a way. I\u2019m enjoying the idea of beating up everyone in front of me until they\u2019re looking at a list with every name scratched off like, well, Rob\u2019s left.”<\/p>\n

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Robert Whittaker is remaining at middleweight as he’s set to face Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris. Should he win that fight, it’s likely he still will need a couple more wins before he can get another title shot, especially if Israel Adesanya remains the champ.<\/p>\n

For now, Whittaker remains focused on fighting at middleweight but he says he isn’t ruling out a move to light heavyweight. If he does move up, however, he says it will be a permanent move.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho knows how fate is? Maybe I\u2019ll give 205[Ibs] a go,\u201d Whittaker said. “The only thing is though, 205 isn\u2019t going to be an up-down system. If I go up to 205, that\u2019s where I\u2019m finishing up. I don\u2019t do things half-cocked. I\u2019ll do it properly. I\u2019ll get massive and just get in there and throw bombs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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