"You can bet your last dollar that I train like a beast on the mats. I bleed sweat and blood to leave my whole self in preparation for the fight and then leave my whole self in the cage itself.
I don't expect Hamzat to get tired as the fight progresses. I expect him to be aggressive, scary in the fight and very strong. But I think I've been in this situation before. I know how to act. I'm good at it. I'm the best middleweight in the world. I'm going to beat Hamzat and prove it. I can't wait," Whittaker said in an interview with MMArcade Podcast.