Robert Whittaker surprises and opens up about his future in the UFC

Robert Whittkaker is a former UFC middleweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/X @UFC_News

After the title won by Khamzat Shimaev about Dricus du Plessis, at UFC 319, the middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg) remains fierce, and there's no shortage of candidates to face the Chechen. A former champion in this division, who was looking to win the belt again, no longer views the situation with such optimism. Robert whittaker was quite candid about his future in a recent interview.

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"The belt is kind of a distant dream right now, after losing to 'RDR'. It's another loss, it pushes me much further away from the title than I wanted to be, from the path I wanted to end up on. So now, my goals, my trajectory have kind of changed," Whittaker said in an interview with 'Submission Radio'.

"I realized I want to have a few fights left, I want to enjoy the journey. I want to enjoy the fights. I want to enjoy the training process. I want to enjoy fight week, I want to enjoy the fight itself. I want my family to be a part of it... That's my biggest goal right now," said the Australian.

Another former champion supports Borralho in 'title eliminator'

Caio Borralho He is a Brazilian standout in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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Former middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg), Israel adesanya already have your favorite for the main fight of the UFC Paris, this Saturday (6). Scheduled to face Nassourdine Imavov, in a duel that could define the next challenger to the belt Khamzat Shimaev, Caio Borralho won the vote of confidence from the Nigerian naturalized New Zealander.

A victim of Imavov in February, when he was knocked out by the Frenchman, Adesanya evaluated the two fighters' styles and highlighted the advantage he sees in the Brazilian. For him, Borralho's difference may lie in his striking game.

"I'm going with Caio for this fight, and I'm going for the decision. When it comes to stand-up, I give Caio the edge. I like the way he strikes, how he positions himself as a southpaw, because he always puts his foot in the right place. He attacks well with his back, left hand, and left leg. He has good feints too. Imavov has great timing when it comes to attacking. If he can catch Caio when he's unresponsive, at the end of the fight, or like he caught me, during the base change. Or even on the entrance, because Imavov has this ability to duck and simply throw a right punch," Adesanya declared on his YouTube channel.