Australian - Athlete | December 20, 1990 -
I never expected to do what I can, but with my coaching staff and my training and coming to terms with my own ability and my own talent and realizing the potential that there is, I've decided that I want to make a run for it. I'm training, and I'm fighting for a title.
Robert Whittaker
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Moving to middleweight had a massive impact on my training regime and my mental space leading into everyday training. I was training for the fight, not just trying to burn calories and get my weight down. It was a big mental relief there.
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I need to take fights, and I expect to win all my fights, whether it's higher ranked or lower ranked.
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Pretty much all my mother's side is Kiwi, and we have a strong Maori heritage.
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Although I didn't spend much time in New Zealand at all, I feel really privileged to have that Maori blood and link to my past. I got my tattoo out of respect to that.
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Everyone thinks Australia and New Zealand MMA fighters don't have that wrestling base, whereas a lot of Americans and other countries have, with them being able to do wrestling at high-school levels.
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It was an absolute honour to fight in Vegas. Every fighter dreams of fighting at the MGM Grand. That's where so many legends have fought before and so many legends will continue to fight.
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I like to think I learn a lot out of every fight.
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I will be in the UFC one day, and it will take more than one man to stop me.
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Everyone knows I like to fight injured. Half the fights I've taken, I've always been injured.
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All my skill sets have grown; my experience in the Octagon has grown. I honestly just think I'm getting better with every fight.
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I don't think you ever get used to being away from home.
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