Robert Whittaker again recalled his fight with Khamzat Chimaev, in which he lost early.
"At the beginning of the fight, I felt really comfortable standing next to him. Then this dude went down about a millimeter. How do you stop that teikdown! We've been fighting a lot in camp, but it's so hard to fake that kind of kickdown, that kind of dedication. Thanks to him. Hamzat knows his strengths, uses them to the fullest and is ready to give his best. This was followed by a beautiful, excellent takedown. After that we moved to the net and I was still feeling good. Hamzat isn't that strong, even though he made me work," MMAJunkie quoted Whittaker as saying.