In anticipation of the title fight of Sean Strickland against Dricus du Plessis on UFC 312, he has gone a verbal tear at the rest of the middleweight division. Sean Strickland has always been one of, if not the most pronounced hunter in the entire UFC schedule and that led him to be one of […]
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'The Last Stylebender' -a curious nickname for a professional MMA hunter, but still one of the most accurate monikers in the UFC history. In anticipation of his long-awaited return to action at UFC Fight Night: Saudi Arabia This weekend Bloody Elbow makes a journey through the memory strip to then 'Stylebender' stylized his way to
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker spent time with Israel Adesanya during the last days of his camp. Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker share a lot of history during their decorated UFC career. They have twice confronted with the UFC Middleweight title where Adesanya becomes better from Whittaker on both occasions. But Whittaker and Adesanya
The UFC 2024 'Submission of the Year' eventually went to lightweight champion Islam Makhakev for his fourth round finish by Dustin Poirier-But just. Of all the excellent entries we saw in 2024, no one was brutal than the bone bone bone victory of Khamzat Chimaev on 'The Reaper' at UFC 308. Three months after that
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One of the highlights of the 2024 UFC was Khamzat Chimaev effortlessly defeating former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the first round. Whittaker was expected to be Chimaev's toughest test, an experienced karate striker with a good wrestling background. This would all change if Chimaev took Whittaker down immediately, forcing one of the fastest tap-outs
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker doesn't think much of Kevin Holland after the middleweight's performance at UFC 311. Recent UFC newcomer Reinier de Ridder made quick work of Kevin Holland on the UFC 311 main card last Saturday in Los Angeles. Just minutes into the fight, De Ridder got the back of the Netherlands
From Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva to Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo, UFC fans love it when former rivals bury the hatchet to become good friends. This week, the MMA community has a new bromance to laugh about thanks to a fascinating collaboration between former UFC champions Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya. Ahead of the
Robert Whittaker has revealed how he ended up working with Israel Adesanya. The former UFC middleweight champions have shared a bitter rivalry over the years, but they put that aside to train with each other in 2025. Israel Adesanya knocked out Robert Whittaker to take his title in 2019, before defending the title with a
Robert Whittaker has shared his thoughts on the first UFC pay-per-view main event of 2025. The former middleweight titleholder will be one of many fight fans watching when lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defends his title in a rematch with Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311, which will take place Saturday night at the Intuit Dome in
After an extremely brutal loss to Khamzat Chimaev last October, Robert Whittaker is considering a major change in his career. Robert Whittaker was once again just one win away from another middleweight title, but then he ran into Khamzat Chimaev. After his loss to 'Borz', the former middleweight champion now finds himself in an unfortunate
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Robert Whittaker plans to reinvent himself in 2025. The former UFC middleweight champion recently suffered a major setback in his bid to become a two-time titleholder when he took on Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308 in October. 'Borz' quickly took him to the ground and applied a vicious face-crank submission that shifted the Australian fighter's
Robert Whittaker has detailed why it was so difficult to stop Khamzat Chimaev from taking him to the canvas. 'Borz' was victorious over 'The Reaper' at UFC 308 on October 26 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Robert Whittaker says it's almost impossible to replicate Khamzat