Robert Whittaker doesn’t need Jiri Prochazka within the middleweight division.
Robert Whittaker on Jiri Prochazka transferring to middleweight division (Picture through Imago)
Jiri Prochazka had lately declared that he had been eyeing the middleweight division. The previous champion may make the transfer down from the light-heavyweight division. However Robert Whittaker isn’t very keen on that concept. Whittaker revealed in a current episode of his podcast that he would slightly have Prochazka keep within the 205lb weight class for a really particular cause.
Robert Whittaker lately sat down for a dialogue along with his co-host Jonny on the MMArcade Podcast. Through the episode, Jonny introduced up Prochazka’s assertion about his potential transfer to the middleweight division. Robert Whittaker mentioned:
I hope he would not. I actually hope he would not. I just like the man rather a lot but when he enters the middleweight division then we're enemies. That is simply the character of the sport.Robert Whittaker on MMArcade
Robert Whittaker mentioned that everybody within the UFC’s middleweight division is his enemy. Everybody besides his teammates, as a result of they might not combat one another. This isn’t the primary time the previous champion has talked about this. Again when he was about to combat Darren Until, Whittaker had made it clear that he had no associates within the middleweight division.
Whittaker’s upcoming opponent Khamzat Chimaev had made an identical transfer to the middleweight division. They are going to combat this June, headlining UFC on ABC 6. The combat will happen on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Robert Whittaker is rooting for Belal Muhammad to win the title
One other fighter that has caught the eye of Robert Whittaker is Belal Muhammad. Whittaker lately mentioned one thing attention-grabbing concerning the welterweight contender on the MMArcade Podcast. Belal Muhammad had been pushing for a welterweight title combat towards Leon Edwards for some time now and the previous champion is all for it.
The Reaper mentioned that the extra folks hated Belal Muhammad, the extra he appreciated him. Whittaker mentioned it’s a combat he would wish to see and would even want Belal getting the belt. The Kiwi-Aussie clarified that he appreciated Leon Edwards and didn’t suggest that he needed Edwards to lose. The previous champion merely needs to see the general public uproar when Belal Muhammad will get the welterweight title round his waist.
Belal Muhammad has been on an unimaginable profitable streak and has even skilled with Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s camp. A combat between Muhammad and Leon Edwards is what MMA followers are eagerly awaiting.
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