Wrestling Quotes by Robert Whittaker

I actually think that wrestling is much harder than MMA, to be honest.

— Robert Whittaker

Court McGee is definitely a name worth fighting - and beating.

— Robert Whittaker

I'm happy to fight anyone. There's no particular person I want to fight next.

— Robert Whittaker

I will be in the UFC one day, and it will take more than one man to stop me.

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I know that it's a fight at the end of the day; it's not a grappling match.

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The UFC are my employers, so they have to come first.

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I think everyone has to have their mettle tested in a tough fight.

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With the UFC, anything can happen, really.

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I want to be known as one of the best fighters ever. I don't just need a shiny medallion to tell me…

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I vigorously train in my jui jitsu and my wrestling, but my stand-up game gives me a huge advantage in defending take-downs.

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Do I want everyone in Australia to know who I am? Absolutely. But the only way I can do that is by…

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My philosophy is fight anyone, anywhere. If you're going to be the best then you're going to have to beat them all,…

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People smarter than me told me that my potential was bigger than just winning a belt. Now I believe that, and that's…

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Michael Bisping versus Georges St-Pierre is a money fight, and the UFC loves money fights.

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I want to fight all the best. I want to be the best fighter in the world. The only way to truly…

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Come fight night, there will be nerves, but it's how you react to those nerves - doing what you need to regardless…

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Before The Ultimate Fighter, I was appearing before a couple of hundred people at most. Now, I'm on the card of a…

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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,…

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The journey has moulded me into the person I am today. The journey of my mixed martial arts experience has been filled…

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When I made the UFC, everyone said, 'You need to go overseas.' I thought I had to go as well, and I…

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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…

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When you ask a guy, 'Are you gonna take a fight if your opponent doesn't make weight?' Is it really asking? Does…

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I don't have any ill will towards any of my opponents. I understand we are the highest calibre of athlete in this…

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Fighter, father, husband - it's all the same person. I know the UFC stereotype is that we're all thugs. But I'd like…

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The UFC does what it wants. That's just how it is.

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I like to think I learn a lot out of every fight.

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I'm a distance fighter - if you've seen me fight, I like ducking in and out.

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I don't pick and choose. I've never really had an qualms about who I fight next.

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I have faith in my wrestling, faith in my grappling, and faith in my striking.

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Michael Bisping's whole life is a film scene. He's always acting. Confronting me at UFC 213, it makes me laugh. It's a…

— Robert Whittaker

Every fight, I try to get out there and set an example to show the rest of the world we have fighters…

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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…

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It's a very funny topic, missing weight and getting title shots. I think the punishments should be more severe, but I don't…

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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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As a fan of this sport, I am gutted to see 'Jacare' lose. To be matched up against him and to have…

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Obviously wrestling is a core component of MMA. And among UFC fighters, my take-down defence is considered quite high.

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I see all my hard fights as title fights. Every time I go in there, I'm fighting for my life.

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I've got to give props to my dad. He got me into the UFC and the MMA scene to begin with.

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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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It's definitely been a progression, but I always knew I could be a great fighter. I could feel it inside of myself.

— Robert Whittaker