Respect Whittaker one of the few men to win a dogfight with Romero, and he was injured

@Lukeh947

2 жыл бұрын

@hungrier and new

@hungrier5655

2 жыл бұрын

romero was scared to fight with izzy, he wasnt scared to fight rob. romero stood in the same spot at the start of the fight for 30 seconds like a statue lol he saw how izzy knocked out rob twice and didn't want to fight. simple as that

@manuelgarciaramirez3816

2 жыл бұрын

@@hungrier5655 other way round, Izzy was scared to engage. The overhand at the beginning of the fight scared him shitless

@Legalize23It

2 жыл бұрын

@@hungrier5655 wasn’t Izzy the one that said he was going to finish Romero properly? Lol

@seantorres4787

2 жыл бұрын

@@manuelgarciaramirez3816 what do you call him standing there for 30 seconds?

After the two wars Robert and Yoel have had.. I can’t imagine the toll they’ve put on each others bodies. 2 savages

Damn, Romero is a crazy athlete and definitely a freak of nature

@chaim5326

2 жыл бұрын

dude has insane genetics he's a hyper responder to his steroids

@hungrier5655

2 жыл бұрын

yeah a freak of steroids

@darkodd6984

2 жыл бұрын

Joe?

@glostep1

2 жыл бұрын

@@hungrier5655 Steroids work better if you have better Genetics. Steroids just amplify what you already got.

@abuzuz5800

2 жыл бұрын

@@chaim5326 Nice to see someone with a proper understanding! He has insane genetics, but that takes nothing from the fact, that he always has been on steroids. He is a hyper responder, as you say. It takes a lot of hard work and good genetics, to have the physic he has, but you can’t get a physic like that without a shitload of anabolic steroids through many years.

I'm pretty sure a bunch of people in this comment section are confusing this fight with their rematch saying Romero got robbed. This fight is pretty clearly a whittaker win with him easily winning rounds 3,4,5

@JRF1004

2 жыл бұрын

Right? It was clear as day that Romero lost 3 rounds

@abuzuz5800

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on

@harlock321

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this wasn't even that close tbh. Bobby won 3 4 and 5 without any doubt.

@kingjames1586

2 жыл бұрын

I recall that Romero missed weight for #2 & wouldn’t have been eligible for the belt even if he had won the banging rematch.

@madgavin7568

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingjames1586 Unfortunately Romero also missed weight for his interim title fight against Luke Rockhold. Had he not missed weight, and still won he would have been an interim champion.

Bro this just reminded me of how insane Romero is when he wrestles offensively. It’s crazy he didn’t utilize it as much as he could’ve but I assume it was to try and preserve his gas tank. Still an insane athlete.

@jordanfrancisco27

2 жыл бұрын

Dude! If Romero entered MMA earlier! Damn!

@RY-xc1cx

2 жыл бұрын

Insane juice head

@MrDioXIII

2 жыл бұрын

He did use it a lot, Whittaker's just hard to take and keep down.

@KingEzekio

2 жыл бұрын

Knee injuries

@zoom4368

2 жыл бұрын

His back neck and knees are fucked, he can't anymore

The 2 wars Romero and Whittaker fought are the fights where you leave a tiny bit of your soul in the octagon. Respect to both men. Warriors.

You really got to admire the chin these 2 guys have. I know whittaker got tko'd but I still believe he has a solid chin.

@passenger3

2 жыл бұрын

OH Whittakers Chins been tried and tested # Its Proven

@KingNayt

2 жыл бұрын

Well he only got ko'd by the best striker in his division and against the best striker at ww which is wonderboy, went to war with high level competition fighters all the time and Maan.. he definitely has a chin!💯✋

@onlybetasgetoffendedbystri8030

2 жыл бұрын

@@KingNayt Nah, romero took his chin tbh

Romero is a living legend. Fighting at that age with those performance is incredible.

whittaker and Costa are the only guys to have the balls to fight romero

@hungrier5655

2 жыл бұрын

izzy knocked whittaker out twice, humped costa, and outstruck romero 2, 3, 4, keep crying

@proton4835

2 жыл бұрын

and whittaker did it twice, with a busted knee, and romero stupidly missing weight

@niqowyd

2 жыл бұрын

Izzy, Luke, Weidman, Lyoto, Jacare, Brunson, and Tim Kennedy all also had the balls to fight him you just only named the 2 with exciting wins over him lol

@hungrier5655

2 жыл бұрын

@@1incher... so if izzy "did nothing but leg kicks". why did romero let himself lose that fight? shouldn't it be easy to fight someone who does nothing but leg kick? also izzy landed way more body shots to yoel than yoel did to izzy, the head strikes are roughly even. izzy just beat him fair and sqaure sorry

@1incher...

2 жыл бұрын

@@hungrier5655 I know izzy beat yoel convincingly but it's the way he won.

I wish Romero would have come to the UFC at 30

@TonyTheLion2319

2 жыл бұрын

UFC didn’t exist in 1897 tho

@gurjastoor9303

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyTheLion2319 lmaoooo

@rivermoore6179

Жыл бұрын

At least 25

This was a dog fight that took alot from both men. Respect to both guys.

Walking out on his own legs facing this Romero. Whittaker is an amazing fighter. One of the best middleweights ever

Corporate Media will never feel the amount of pain they deserve for what they've done into our society

@beerye3750

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf lol good place to voice that 🤦🏻‍♂️

@beerye3750

2 жыл бұрын

I agree but lol

@toocanny

2 жыл бұрын

@@beerye3750 lol fr like I agree but bro…

@OPTSXFilosoofis

2 жыл бұрын

Same

Whenever he hears a joke, Bobby chuckles

@diemos4962

2 жыл бұрын

Whenever he puts on his favourite playlist, Bobby Shuffles

@Intensecure

2 жыл бұрын

When he gets caught with a leg kick, Bobby Buckles.

Most impressive thing about Robert is he’s beaten basically everyone while they were also on a Deadly run or close to their peak

@azadog1233

7 ай бұрын

yep, only recently lost to a prime dricus and even then I hope we see the rematch

Robert went to war with Yoel, Izzy ran away for 5 rounds.

@GoodStuff1992

2 жыл бұрын

But izzy knocked whittaker out

@flopchop8464

2 жыл бұрын

i didnt watch the whole thing, but i saw a bit and from my perspective yoel was just standing still in the centre of the octagon and didn't engage, as izzy isnt a brawler like others

@razrsliq7623

2 жыл бұрын

There are different ways to catch a rat. Izzy fights smart , thats why he's still champ and KOd Rob twice in less than 2 rounds.

@razrsliq7623

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoodStuff1992 Twice in less than 2 rounds.

@OlakanmiOlayemi

2 жыл бұрын

Izzy's fight IQ is top-notch. He's not a "human punching bag" that will just be stationary while getting hit it, he's smarter than that. Have you seen the movie matrix? That will give you an idea of how to fight "hit & don't get hit". If Whitaker fights Izzy this way, just launching out recklessly with his chin exposed like that, it's "gone baby gone", he will find his range in round 1 & pick him apart in round 2 for the win. That's called fighting smart & not fighting hard. Brain supersedes brawn always

Rob what a legend

Crazy athleticism from both fighters in this fight

The Robert vs Yoel fights show us why Izzy ran away after taking one right hand from Yoel lol.

@GoodStuff1992

2 жыл бұрын

Yoel was terrified to stand with adesanya. He got some balls the last 30 seconds of the fight though

@HalfSeasOver

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahahahaha yea ok Yoel stood there daydreaming

@sameerjones4729

2 жыл бұрын

He runs vs all his opponents just a pathetic human being and he has the nerve to think he can beat Jon jones

@razrsliq7623

2 жыл бұрын

There are different ways to catch a rat. Izzy fights smart and has impeccable striking , thats why he's still champ and KOd Rob twice in less than 2 rounds.

@justinkongol0

2 жыл бұрын

@@sameerjones4729 he knocked out Bobby

I feel like weight divisions should also take into account reach difference. The fights are always better when both fighters have a similar reach

@bigjallday110

2 жыл бұрын

That’s too much hassle for the organizers. Different reach and styles can still make a fight really good.

@syndiccalls9965

2 жыл бұрын

It would have to be changed in the rules of MMA. Which won't happen lol

What a moment💜💜

Just by sight, Romero an entire beast!! Great fight against Bobby Knuckle.

I see a lot of Izzy likes to 'run' in the comment section; I guess this is because he does not like to stand in the pocket and trade. But why on earth will anyone with the clinical striking ability and IQ of Adesanya at range, stand in the pocket and bang? It makes no sense! When he can stand at range, pick people apart while also protecting his ring longevity and his overall health. If your fortunate to have the gift that Adesanya has, you'd be a fool to get in the cage and trade punches.

@ryangreen45

2 жыл бұрын

He learned from Gastelum fight, he got rocked a few times in that fight and since then he doesn't like to take too many risks even if it means the fight is boring

@saikatkar4452

2 жыл бұрын

Well, it makes the fights a bit boring. Izzy has a long reach advantage over many of his opponents in the MW division. So, it's a lot like what Jon Jones used to do. Mix World Class skills with physical advantages and never really take the risk. I know everyone loves Izzy, But I am vouching for Whitaker this time. Let's make this interesting.

@bonkling

2 жыл бұрын

UFC fans are just dumb as hell. I mean, why risk your belt just to entertain some potatoes that have no idea about fighting. That's like Khabib opting for a striking battle when he can just ragdoll and submit you. The issue with Izzy, is that opponents don't know what to do with him. Costa and Romero usually throw bombs and go hard, but they both stood like statues against Adesanya because he's too long, too skilled, and his feints leave them with no clue what he's going to do. When people fight him properly they get KO'd.

RESPECT FOR THIS MEN

Whittaker is no joke. Real fighter.

Rob caught Yoel with a headkick. But Yoels neck said, "that tickles."

IT IS OFFICIALLY FIGHT WEEK !!👊🏽

Rob went through hell in both Yoel fights, got injured early (knee in R1 first time, then broke hand early in second fight), not to mention Yoel looking and moving this way at age 40 here is clearly on the juice. Whittaker's TDD is underrated too, Yoel is nearly an olympic-caliber wrestler and couldn't really hold Rob down.

@i_castiel

2 жыл бұрын

Yoel is an actual olympic silver medalist

Too everyone in charge of these... We DO NOT want the music looping in the background like this. It's literally just distracting

After some of the upsets I've seen over the past year I'll NEVER say never, but I think the only chance Whittaker really has is to get Izzy down and find a way to keep him there/outpoint/rack up control time. If it stays on the feet,it's probably going to be an early night again.

@sameerjones4729

2 жыл бұрын

Izzy isn't great at all he just runs his game is predictable Whittaker takes this easy if he just hunts izzy down and strike izzy cant run like a little bitch forever guys are going to start catching on

@barackobama8462

2 жыл бұрын

@@sameerjones4729 we'll see izzy already fucked him up once and I think he's gonna fuck him up again

@amarirasheed6

2 жыл бұрын

@@sameerjones4729 Israel was "running" and still managed to knockout Whittaker twice in one fight What a legend

@retiredtidepodeater3339

2 жыл бұрын

@@sameerjones4729 Now THIS is what we call "hate". Brunson, Vetorri (x2), Gastelum, Costa, Silva, Romero, Whittaker - All in a row, all clear wins.... But he's not great, right? Tell us you don't like Izzy as person without telling us you don't like Izzy as a person. 😂

@nicholaschristopher9945

2 жыл бұрын

@@retiredtidepodeater3339 you hit the nail man...

Robert Whittaker was a classy champion, respectful, hope he wins the belt again soon.

Rob won 3,4,5. Also this was the first that wasn’t very controversial. In the rematch Rob also won 1,2,4.

@eliasaquinomijares4072

2 жыл бұрын

I know I’m late but what would you put him in the best Middleweights of all time

@brianstoner6345

2 жыл бұрын

@@eliasaquinomijares4072 ye

@eliasaquinomijares4072

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianstoner6345 i mean like what number would you put him in

Yoel Romero e uno de los grandes guerreros!!

It was badass how Romero was just walking him down in the 5th while exhausted. Wish his ground game was better

Man I love this beat

A true warrior

Beautiful fight From Both side

Although Yoel was an Olympic silver medalist, he never really incorporated it into his overall game offensively. It would’ve made him so much more of a threat.

Bobby Knuckles went to war twice with the man who Izzy ran from

@sbeezy827

2 жыл бұрын

Romero was standing still like a statue majority of that fight my man what were you watching? He was scared to strike with Izzy but ok 😂

@razrsliq7623

2 жыл бұрын

There are different ways to catch a rat. Izzy fights smarter than everyone at 185 🧠 , thats why he's still champ and KOd Rob twice in less than 2 rounds.

@makebandz403

2 жыл бұрын

@@razrsliq7623ko’ed him twice? What are you talking about lmao

@TMeek94

2 жыл бұрын

@@makebandz403 the fight should have been over at the end of round 1 cause be was basically knocked out

@XarkoCZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@makebandz403 I have to agree with him, the end of the first round(I believe) Rob was literally saved by the horn.

Upload best takedowns of 2022

That video was dope af

Robert Whittaker will no doubt put up a much better fight in the upcoming rematch, but I feel like the champ Izzy will still manage to beat Whittaker albeit in a decision victory this time, only if Whittaker fights smart and uses his BJJ

EPIC!

I remember this fight, i was in this fight and supporting Yoel becuz of his career and knockout power he made me his fan. But after this fight and unique style of Bobby knuckles i love to watch whittaker after this fight alwasy...even in Romero vs Robert 2 , i supported both but love to whittaker and he did exactly the same..Love both of the man ❤️

Whittaker had to fight Romero for 25 mins with a torn up knee and then with a broken hand

YOU GOT THIS WHITAKER A NEW CHAMPION !

Whittaker talking Romero on twice without a backward step.. didn’t claim he needed to beat him for his legacy then run away for 5 rounds and say “I did what I had to do” 🤦🏻‍♂️

@sugarbro880

2 жыл бұрын

"Look at him he's limping" lmao i remember that

@hungrier5655

2 жыл бұрын

yeah and izzy knocked rob out twice and beat romero rounds 2, 3, and 4 if izzy fought yoel scared why couldn't yoel beat him? cause izzy is the better fighter, come out of your delusion

@Meow-ee9zo

2 жыл бұрын

@@hungrier5655 okay, he still isn't wrong though. Izzy was talking tough about fighting Romero and eventually ended up doing close to nothing. Professional fighting is about giving the fans exciting fights and Robert has 0 boring fights on his name, whereas Izzy does

@hungrier5655

2 жыл бұрын

@@Meow-ee9zo yeah cause romero was too scared to fight, he stood like a statue, he was more brave to fight rob than izzy, sorry whittaker simp

@pavvyyyd8476

2 жыл бұрын

@@hungrier5655 shut up ya flop, izzy ran away from him. Played touch butt in the park ffs, no two fights are alike and you’ll see that when rob takes home the gold this weekend

Love watching romeros reaction to the decision

Romero the most skilled and technical fighter

an incredible fight!

Rob is the man!!! I forgot how good his wrestling is ! Can’t wait to see what he brings this time against Izzy 🇦🇺👍

Gotta love how the UFC highlights ONLY Romero when Whittaker was landing so many shots in these rounds, he was literally tee'ing off on Romero's face.

Both of there fights could be considered two of the top five fights in middleweight history.

Good form Robert 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊

Wow after

What a fight!!!!

I feel this has gotta be one of the most bravest performances ever. Whittaker who was a former welterweight, just absolutely going at it with Romero, who is possibly the most dangerous powerful middleweights ever 👏

@wisechoice8862

Жыл бұрын

Whittaker is a beast. He walks around at 225-230. He even said so himself on one of the Grange videos.

@Dave-ok4en

Жыл бұрын

@@wisechoice8862 whittaker at 225? No way 😂 he don’t even look that big, dude used to be a welterweight

@wisechoice8862

Жыл бұрын

@@Dave-ok4en Hey, those are his words. He says it's hard for him to cut down even to 185. He's even talked about moving up to lhw.

@wisechoice8862

Жыл бұрын

@@Dave-ok4en You also have to remember that when Rob was in WW, he was a young buck. Not even in his prime. He's only 32-33 I think right now. He's grown a lot since then.

@Dave-ok4en

Жыл бұрын

@@wisechoice8862 oh okay fair enough. Just surprising that’s all, even as a middleweight he doesn’t look that big

Yoel Romero is a different animal. Performing at the highest level putting on great performanc in his 40s . Only loses by decision never 🐝 finished in the UFC. Could you imagine Romero as a MMA fighter in his 20s

5:19 Michael Bisping reaction is exactly in sync with joe rogan's OOH

On e of the greatest fights I've ever seen

You should add full fight IT was WAR !!

Wow very nice fight 💪

Super fight

Take me back….😢

Holy shit, I have 100% respect for Romero but Robert you stepped out of the box. I have seen you in all your fights and you seemed a little on the back foot whereas here you were the owner of the octagon. You fought so fast and determined. Congrats bro I can now see you being the toughest you earned every part of it. Well done.

2 Spartans..2 gods of war

what a war

I hope this version of Whittaker will show up 🙏🏾

This is what happens when wrestling is exiting

Damn this fight is going to be brutal

Romero 💪👊

Whittaker had a very peculiar championship run. Never won the undisputed title. He was promoted to undisputed champ after bisping ducked him Never had an official successful title defense because romero missed weight.

@bobbob-cd9yl

2 жыл бұрын

He was actually promoted to undisputed bc GSP retired. Sad bc style wise robert is a nightmare for GSP and that win would have been HUGE for him

@GoodStuff1992

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobbob-cd9yl bisping as the undisputed champ next fight was supposed to unify the belt. Dont know if you remember bisping going to the cage and slamming his belt down in front of whittaker. Bisping took the easy way out.

@bobbob-cd9yl

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoodStuff1992 ??? you said rob became undisputed champ because bisping ducked him. When he fought for the interim, then GSP became champ but never defended it vs Rob

@GoodStuff1992

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobbob-cd9yl i get what you said. Its correct but rob still got promoted after bisping ducked him for gsp. He wasnt promoted right then and there but it was afterwards

@ruin3r

2 жыл бұрын

"Official" doesn't matter, he fought the most dangerous guy in the division and won, so he's clearly the champ after this fight, and defended it against the same guy. Technicalities don't factor in, that's the only way any real fan can see it.

Whittaker a beast!

Good good fight

Romero is too good!

Yoel Romero é um completo animal, um fenômeno da natureza máximo respeito ao Whitaker

The best fight

They 2 Doing good

What a war !!!!

Robert Whittaker!!! The only man to really hurt Romero!!!🙌🙌🙌

It being an interim championship where they’d both be “new” makes the Official decision awkwardly long

That belt design looked so much better to me.

Izzy vs Romero was probably the worst MW title fight ever

This video was clearly meant to celebrate Rob but the hatred for the best fighter in middleweight has overwhelmed the comment section

joel was on top of his game over here

Well done Kiwi 👍

You see ppl saying take Izzy down and rob will win but they forget that Jan is way bigger then rob height n weight it way harder to defend a takedown at that point Izzy takedown defense will be better when he faces ppl his size n weight class

@rejachemno

2 жыл бұрын

Not that much bigger in weight. Whittaker said multiple times he would eventually move up to 205 due to being heavy

@lilcholo951

2 жыл бұрын

@@rejachemno yea but they aren’t fighting at 205 are they

@lilcholo951

2 жыл бұрын

@@rejachemno also just like Jan you think they fight at 205 on the day of? No they put on alil bit of extra weight after the weigh ins so again more weight PLUS Hight plays a big part you’re gonna sit there n say Jan is not way more powerful then rob? Gtfo

@derekd7756

2 жыл бұрын

@@rejachemno Rob fought at 170. He will not fight at 205. Not tall enough and his reach is smaller than Tony Ferguson’s.

Yoel vs khamzat freestyle wrestling match would be epic. JMO

Why have they never posted these 2 wars i can never find the full fight

We miss Romero. Without romero in the middle weight it is tasteless to watch... I think UFC should sign him back... 😇😇😇😇😇

Nice fight

Romero is impressive 🥶

Lol Bisping in audience at 5:18 yelling lol

Let's GO!!! MAORI!!!

Romero looks huge!. Closer to 200 than 185. Great fight.

@pablomenabarrios5666

2 жыл бұрын

because he is, you now about weight cuts?

Future Hall of Famer for sure. ROB is the anyone anytime anywhere kinda guy. His Resume is full of killers..he has cleared the Middleweight division......except for one guy - Izzy!

Yoel Romero 💪🏽

4 really Whittaker Is a Worrier and to win against a monster 💀 Romero Great fight both are Worrier at the end.

Can we see their full fight?

@wizardrhyme9597

2 жыл бұрын

Fight pass is like 10 bucks

@klyxrasta

2 жыл бұрын

sure thing, 79.99$$$ Ka Ching.

@onlybetasgetoffendedbystri8030

2 жыл бұрын

@@klyxrasta 😂

@Ty-oe4dr

2 жыл бұрын

@@wizardrhyme9597 fight pass barely works

@wizardrhyme9597

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ty-oe4dr Works fine for me

Romero looks like hes made out of steel