Robert Whittaker and Tai Tuivasa shared fun when a fan had some harsh phrases for Paulo Costa.
UFC 284 is going down on February 11 in Perth, Australia. Whittaker used to be to begin with anticipated to battle within the co-main match in opposition to Costa with heaps of enhance from the Australian lovers. Sadly, the Brazilian scrapped the middleweight matchup as a result of he needs more cash from the UFC sooner than competing once more.
Whittaker, Tuivasa, Kai Kara-France, and Kyle Noke have been featured in a Q&A consultation right through the UFC 284 battle week. Issues began to get out of hand as a fan requested ‘The Reaper’ this query:
“When are you gonna get your arms on [Paulo] Costa and knock that b*tch out?”
All the panel discovered the query a laugh, however Whittaker nonetheless gave a decent solution:
“I sought after to get my arms on him this weekend. That used to be the plan. I used to be so excited for that battle. I had numerous plans for it. I assumed it could had been a actually killer stellar battle. I might’ve placed on a killer display for you guys, however it’s what it’s.”
The fan ended the entertaining trade by means of pronouncing:
“He’s a f*cking p*ssy. F*ck that c*nt”
Watch Robert Whittaker and Tai Tuivasa snicker off the query about Paulo Costa under:
Robert Whittaker is not sure of what’s subsequent for him at middleweight
On April 8, Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya could have their rematch bout for the UFC middleweight championship. Now that Robert Whittaker most likely gained’t be combating Paulo Costa subsequent, it’s unclear what’s subsequent for him because the quantity two-ranked contender.
All over an interview with MMAFighting, ‘The Reaper’ had this to mention about combating both the winner of Pereira/Adesanya or Khamzat Chimaev:
“It is a bizarre position, he is [Chimaev] no longer even organized middleweight presently. Umm… there is numerous guys in entrance of him, however then I am in a humorous place the place I am on the lookout for a large battle. I am simply lurking at, you realize the border of Adesanya-Pereira looking to get my arms on both of them. So, yeah we need to wait and notice.”
Whittaker’s subsequent battle may just trade relying at the consequence between Pereira and Adesanya. ‘The Closing Stylebender’ has two wins in opposition to ‘The Reaper,’ making the matchup much less intriguing than a brand new opponent in ‘Poatan.’ In the meantime, Chimaev is making plans to make an enduring transfer to middleweight, which might position him in a number-one contender battle in opposition to the 32-year-old former UFC champion.
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