Rob's hair density is off the charts. Costa must be so jealous.

@chrisk9613

9 күн бұрын

Rob’s head looking like a chia pet.

@MyDadIsBillGates

9 күн бұрын

costa needs to sign up to keeps' premium package

@imnotsuperstitiousbutiamal4186

9 күн бұрын

As a balding man I am jealous as well.

@publiusventidiusbassus1232

9 күн бұрын

Rob is on the same club as Pereira and Strickland of "Guys with Perfect Hairlines that get Buzzcuts Just to Flex on Hairlets" I hate 'em

@thefranken-thing

9 күн бұрын

​​@@publiusventidiusbassus1232I have a better hairline than most of the Dagestanis, and I do the same thing. I have a big mole on my head too, and it stares people down when my hair's buzzed.👹

Joe Rogan loves Costa haha

@CeBme

9 күн бұрын

Of course we all do

@V-is4Val

9 күн бұрын

Rogan is so deep in the closet he's finding Christmas presents

@RoryLaird-tc6xp

9 күн бұрын

Joe testostarogan😂

@roncho

4 күн бұрын

hahaha Costa is a lovable character

Great win by Whittaker. How he survived that headkick still amazes me.

@_joeMelfi

9 күн бұрын

Saved by the bell

@ximmolation

9 күн бұрын

​@_joeMelfi , not even he was pretty aware by the time the round stopped and Costa only threw the kick because he heard the clock tick.

@matpaterson8830

9 күн бұрын

​@@_joeMelfiNot really. Rob looked fine once he gathered his feet and defended intelligently

@Noone-wp6vj

9 күн бұрын

@@matpaterson8830yeah my memory served me wrong, i remember watching that live and thinking he was hurt way more by that kick which he still got hurt dont get me wrong but i remembered it being way worse

@RoryLaird-tc6xp

9 күн бұрын

Hes hard as nails

More one sided than I remember. Costa really only had that one moment.

@TonyNichols-uk7do

9 күн бұрын

Yep, I been saying this ever since the fight happened. Rob absolutely cruised through this fight, minus the spinning heel kick, which arguably still didn't win costa round 1.

@isaacnestegard4588

9 күн бұрын

Ya the 3 solid head kicks, another wheel kick, huge swelling on Whitaker face. That one moment.

@KruelKing

9 күн бұрын

Khamzat destroys both of them so who cares

@TonyNichols-uk7do

9 күн бұрын

@isaacnestegard4588 he partially landed 1 spinning kick, he didn't connect with ANY other head kick you casual.

@TonyNichols-uk7do

9 күн бұрын

@KruelKing khamzat can't even make it to fight week buddy.

Love when Whittaker gets a good matchup and just starts playing his greatest hits. Don't know how the hell he ate that wheel kick tho

@cryptedanimations6509

8 күн бұрын

pure heart is how we ate all those headkicks, any other man with a weaker heart would of quit under that pressure

@zapatavive1801

3 күн бұрын

Saved by the bell

@cryptedanimations6509

3 күн бұрын

@@zapatavive1801 winning is winning

@Dismem

2 күн бұрын

​@@cryptedanimations6509only one head kick landed lol

Joe rogan was just glazing Costa the entire time lmao.

@zombieeightpack1381

9 күн бұрын

He did that in the Sean Strickland fight too. Joe really needs to keep it in his pants everytime Costa lands a leg kick

@madgavin7568

9 күн бұрын

Joe still thinks Costa is a power puncher just because of his physique, even though Costa has zero one hitter quitter wins in his whole UFC career.

@ARR409

9 күн бұрын

Joe glazes anyone that uses calf kicks and has good jiu jitsu, or a their name happens to be Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones or if they fight Blachowicz.

@AnteMicko

9 күн бұрын

​@@ARR409 yeah whats up with his disrespect towards Jan

@grays617

9 күн бұрын

Joes commentary this fight is a bit of a joke

Whittaker is my favorite fighter, elite and just a chill dude

@artieriesterer8633

9 күн бұрын

He’s definitely one of the bros

Costa went from this performance to pedalling back against Sean.

@youngmoney4313

9 күн бұрын

There's something about Sean man. Periera who isn't afraid of anyone even has an interview saying Strickland was like a different person inside the cage and he actually got scared. He has a pressure outside of his fighting that hits people.

@inspirations2433

9 күн бұрын

skinhead aura 💀

@chrisk9613

9 күн бұрын

@@youngmoney4313the thing I don’t understand is for the most part Sean doesn’t throw hard shots, so I’m baffled why people keep backing up against him.

@xiMaarKo

9 күн бұрын

​​@@chrisk9613cuz they know hes an animal that won't quit or back down. He has good fight iQ.

@refujiocarrillo4217

9 күн бұрын

​@@chrisk9613 I feel like his jabs hit pretty hard and once they add up you definitely start to feel it. Just look at DDPs face after his fight with Strickland, it looked as if he got hit with power shots all night when they were just jabs

4:54 is this the "holeey sheeit" of mcgregor?

@Kreem155

9 күн бұрын

yes mate i think so!

Commentators heavily favoring costa.

@user-yt5lc5vq2i

9 күн бұрын

Yahushua HaMashiach is the Truth

@mkbl5571

9 күн бұрын

'cause you could see that his strikes are ver explosive and fast but it just barely land

@curtf9813

8 күн бұрын

Costa did more damage. Rob’s face was busted up and it wasn’t just from the wheel kick. Whittaker gets rocked in just about every fight, aside from the Vettori fight but that’s because Vettori is a cardio guy with no power. If Costa (who hasn’t had a finish in 6 years) can rock him, then certainly Ikram can as well…and probably will

@nateegan-og6pu

8 күн бұрын

@@curtf9813 cope

@robertjenkins6996

2 күн бұрын

@@curtf9813 That comment didn't age well

Whos here to see the reaper get another soul.

@grays617

9 күн бұрын

​@@owens7945lol.. also fought more contenders and only loses are to two champions. Keep on hating keyboard warrior

@grays617

9 күн бұрын

@@owens7945 hahhahah okay Mr expert. He's been top 5 middleweight now for how long?

@ghagzor

9 күн бұрын

What kind of weirdo tries to argue Rob isn't a great fighter... wtf is going on here lol

@gqwarrior6694

9 күн бұрын

@owens7945 GSP is not impressed by your performance

@Nameplease12blacknobility

9 күн бұрын

@@grays617top 5? Lol more like top 3 (Sean don’t deserve to be there over him)

Bobby Knuckles masterclass.

the commentary bias towards costa is unreal

@grays617

9 күн бұрын

Ridiculous commentary

Huge fan of both guys.

"Good right hand by Costa" - Joe Rogan 4:04

@grays617

9 күн бұрын

Worst commentating ever by joe

I love these fights for Rob cuz these are all the guys the casuals said would beat him when he was champ. “Wait until he fights Costa or Gastelum.” Then Cannonier and Vettori showed up. “They’re too big and tough for Rob.”… proceeds to put on masterclasses against them all and not even lose a single round 💀💀💀

@curtf9813

8 күн бұрын

This would be a better comment if he was still champ but he got ko’d by the former champ and the current champ haha

@jadenw-d5562

8 күн бұрын

@@curtf9813 The funny thing is when Izzy came around everyone said Rob would win that one. He didn’t. When DDP came around… what did everyone say?😂 Rob is always better when people don’t have much faith in him. Its why I think he would’ve absolutely humbled Khamzat… but now he’s fighting the unranked contender who everyone is once again saying he’ll beat easily 😭

@curtf9813

8 күн бұрын

@@jadenw-d5562 You might be on to something. I think this is a really tough fight for Rob, maybe tougher than Khamzat. Rob could have a clear game plan against Khamzat…defend the takedowns, push a pace, and wait for Khamzat to gas himself out or get desperate and open himself up to strikes. Whittaker has always been incredibly well rounded and that’s a huge factor in his success. I think DDP beat Rob because there was just no area of the game that Rob had a clear advantage in..DDP can offensively wrestle well and he’s a dangerous striker. The same can be said for Ikram. Ikram is a very good wrestler…Khamzat couldn’t get him down and he does shoot for takedowns and utilize that part of his game. On the feet he’s just very dynamic, powerful, and dangerous. And I’ve never seen him gas. Tough fight for Whittaker imo

@vaellanshanmuru6405

2 күн бұрын

True, but people but also said ddp had no chance against rob and look what happened. Mma is so unpredictable. I love rob tho

Whittaker is easily my favorite fighter been fighter for a very long time in the UFC and never backs down to anyone always there to fight

@too_sturdy

8 күн бұрын

💯 I've liked Rob since he Ko'd Uriah Hall. Then he became my favorite for the reason you listed. And he was a welterweight as was Strickland. Now they're top contenders.

It amazes me how Costa and his coach thought they won the fight and raises Costa's hand in advance. Like how dumb can you get? LMFAO

@alpe6228

9 күн бұрын

It was a close fight so no wonder they thought they had it especially considering how the first round ended.I understand you dont like Costa but it is what it is.I like both fighter and Im glad Rob got the W but I wouldnt have been mad if they gave it to Costa.

@KareemAbdul-jabberUFC

9 күн бұрын

@@alpe6228rob clearly won it doesn’t sound like he hates costa for saying that lol

@rwgoodfellow3515

9 күн бұрын

The physical fight is over when the bell rings. The mental warfare still continues

@stevenwest1494

9 күн бұрын

His manager is his gf, that's why

@letmegetuhhh3959

9 күн бұрын

If you’ve been in the ring it’s hard to really make that call as you’re fighting. You mostly remember the good things you did or really bad mistakes you made and in a close fight a lot of times guys just really don’t know. With all the adrenaline and pain a lot of guys have thought they won when they shouldn’t have.

Ignoring the hype of watching it live with that almost knock out… Bobby dominated. Izzy really took Costa’s confidence. He has never been that same bruiser he was. He is too cautious nowadays.

@herryvaliant7689

9 күн бұрын

Who is Bobby?

@stevenwest1494

9 күн бұрын

Yup! Costa just doesn't have the cardio it seems full stop. You always see in his promo videos, he's taking a break half the time, power kicking the heavy bag other times in the montage. He fights so dumb sometimes, as his reach is so short, unless he works that effective fast jab, he's got no reach for a MW.

@IVslam

9 күн бұрын

@@herryvaliant7689 bobby knuckles is another one of robs nicknames

I remember watching this live thinking it was some sort of a dog fight but nah rob pieced costa up for 95% of this fight 😅

This fight is no where close as people claims. Apart from that spinning kick Rob dominated the fight

Oh death, become my blade once more

@bigmanbigman2544

9 күн бұрын

“The Reaper” scared to stand in the middle with costa

@bigmanbigman2544

9 күн бұрын

12:42

@vnm.eyeless

9 күн бұрын

​@@bigmanbigman2544Rob ain't scared he just not enough of a dumbass to do dat while winning lmao

@occiferfigpucker4840

9 күн бұрын

Enjoy the final finals of Whittaker's prime. Happens to all of them unless they're Jones, GSP or Khabib. Unfortunately, Robert isn't in that league.

@The_dunkman

9 күн бұрын

Elden Ring quote, we out here

Rogan seriously just parrots the same shit every fight these days. Fighter A will kick Fighter B in the leg 2-3 times, Rogan will say "that leg is TOAST, look he's wobbling on it" Fighter B will then proceed to beat the fuck out of fighter A for the entire duration of the fight.

More fighters need to utilize the kick like these two fighters. It's no coincidence these are two of the top fighters in their weight class. It's because they're so well rounded and both do a great job of attacking the lead leg. This is something that is really starting to become a factor in every major modern UFC fight

Robert Whittaker has that Chuck Liddell following

Did they have a direct mic on Costa’s corner? His coaches are all I can hear haha

Honestly this was domination by Whittaker

I havent seen Costa move forward in so long. I forgot that's something people can do 😂

If you are wondering why costa fought the way he did against strickland,its because stricklands style(the phily shell) makes some people very passive,and as soon as he does not use it he gets chinned

@dialohurt4333

9 күн бұрын

The front kicks are a big part of it also.

@zombieeightpack1381

9 күн бұрын

It’s because Costa just isn’t that good. Oh, don’t me wrong, he can hang with the best, he has the talent and the skill, but his win resume is mostly trash, and his entire fighting style is focused around enforcing his size and will on you, like he did with many of his early UFC opponents. But when his opponent is actually able to stand their ground, he’s reduced to an above-average kickboxer with an astonishing physique and dogshit grappling.

@madgavin7568

9 күн бұрын

@@zombieeightpack1381 He also doesn't like fighting guys taller than him. Whenever he's fought someone taller than him; Adesanya, Rockhold and Strickland, he looks worse for some reason.

@danieljacot3083

9 күн бұрын

As soon as he doesn’t use it he gets chinned? That doesn’t even make sense.

@letmegetuhhh3959

9 күн бұрын

It’s not the Philly shell that does that. Historically the Philly shell is a defensive technique for guys who fight off the backfoot. Sean uses teeps and his parry’s to keep you back and force the long shots to miss. His checking kicks slowly took away costas weapons so he’s forced to back up and reset and Sean just slowly pressures him

This was the best version of Costa we had seen, respect to Rob still getting it done

roberts been in the game for years and hes still one of the best middleweights

Dear UFC, please include tale of the tape board at the beginning of these fights. thx

One of the best fights ever. Clash of the titans. So amazing, tuff, funny & exciting. A Costa fan but I'm impressed by both fighters. Love it.

can you guys start uploading in 4K please and thank you

I've noticed bobby's last 2 fights he rarely threw any kicks up high, only one on costa and I think only one with dricus. He was cracking vettori with them so many times it's a big weapon of his I hope he goes back to it.

I wish the description had the date or name of the event this fight took place on. I would look it up but that spoils the result.

Whittaker got that dawg in him. Great striking.

The fight had me on the edge of my seat!

These guys are so fast and dangerous. Great fight.

Yo, GREAT fight to drop on us.

The Reaper still got it

To me Robert was def beating khamzat in a 5rd fight. I had $1,000 on it. Khamzat only chance is to win rd 1. Then he starts to get tired big time. Rob would have been hurting khamzat big time in 3,4 & 5.

Biggest myth in ufc history is that Costa hits hard. Dude has one KO in his career. ONE! He has Tkos due to volume, but this dude does not have one punch ko power. Probably partly due to short hands.

Might want to update that description...

Love how the description for this vid still says Khamzat is fighting when we've known for days now that he's ill and has been replaced.

Shows how good Sean Strickland must be.

Sean Strickland vs Costa on paper should've been a great fight. What happened Costa??

@quentinflacko24

9 күн бұрын

He lost his drive an passion for it I'll say after that Izzy fight he lost focus

@jeffbrunswick5511

9 күн бұрын

@@quentinflacko24 He became too passive ever since that Izzy fight.

@madgavin7568

9 күн бұрын

1. Costa is not elite and never has been 2. He doesn't like fighting guys taller than him for some reason. All of his worst performances were against guys taller than him (Izzy, Rockhold and Sean)

@mrspiff6955

9 күн бұрын

Strickland is a terrible fighter with a big mouth. He won’t smell another title shot in the UFC.

@disappointmentyes6387

9 күн бұрын

@@mrspiff6955 just like Dustin? 😂 Sean Strickland is the best middleweight right now and he ain't a quitter like Dustin soyrier is

Rob has one of the most impressive resumes in UFC History NGL. ⚔️

Izzy rawdogged the DAWG right out of Costa 😂

Both are good fighters ❤❤❤❤

I wanna see this again

Yup

Rob was too good. But this version of Costa should have showed up against Strickland. Costa so inconsistent.

@wickipicki4563

9 күн бұрын

It was this version, strikland does this against everyone outside of pereira and he would prolly do the same to whitaker, everyone whitaker struggled against sean dominated

@Wabisca

9 күн бұрын

@@wickipicki4563 Whittaker cleaned up cannonier while Jared had Sean back pedaling most of the fight. Your wrong bud. Whittaker and Sean would prob decision each other to death, then the judges would rob Strickland lol.

@wickipicki4563

9 күн бұрын

@Wabisca i forgot about the jared fight so i was wrong on that but i still believe sean is the better fighter

@Wabisca

9 күн бұрын

@@wickipicki4563 yeah realistically Sean would out damage Robert. The judges just bias diversity of strikes if the numbers are close. Like with ddp.

Whittaker a beast dawg 🫡

Robert Whittaker eating that kick might be the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen

Whittaker is the man

Who tf are the commentators who said that the fight could go either side in round 3 ? Whittaker outpunched n outlanded Costa by 3 to 1 in every round. Except for his high lucky kick in the end of the 1st round, Costa was mostly the receiver of Whittaker's combos throughout the fight.

Great fight as advertised. Paulo looked good. He was aggressive, landed good shots and solid counters. I thought he did more damage... But the speed of Bobby Knuckles is unmatched. Got 'em with the jabs

We want rounds highlights well😎

Whittaker vs Strickland plz 🙏🙏🙏😩😩

Watching Rob coast in round 3 is why I will never bet on him. If they went to 4-5 that crowd would be boooing them.

Que whittaker más bueno

I was hoping they’d release the vitorri fight

Costa is on the verge of getting cut i feel. Running from Strickland was embarrassing and he just not the guy

5:07 Whittaker ate s big left hook after eating that spinning kick

The description says that Khamzat is fighting on June 22?

@chrisk9613

9 күн бұрын

Rob’s going to the hospital to beat up Chmaev

@gqwarrior6694

9 күн бұрын

@@chrisk9613 The Reaper is going to the hospital to take his soul

Nobody realizes this, but it’s so awesome to see the people that come from different countries and compete in this UFC events and become someone or go back to the drawing board. This is a very unique thing that happens that I don’t think people put in the factor it shows, what countries get it and it seems Eastern Europe Russia, Armenian Dagestan Russia Chechnya are doing very well

We need whittaker vs strickland

@kg356

9 күн бұрын

I bet Whittaker would wrestle him. Strickland is really easy to take down

Such a good performance by the reaper. Wonder what happened to him against DDP

this was costas best career performance and was still outclassed by whittaker

Man Sean did so much better

Costa has some dangerous kicks , if he uses them properly he could get back on the winning column

Coach yelled for that head kick and Costa obliged.

Man, I would've love to see Whitaker vs Bisping

Sydney'Oz Solid Salute 🇦🇺🦾👌🏼🙌🏼💫

Rob showcasing his epic toughness in this fight. His ability to get rocked and then completely recover is super hero status. But what won him this fight with the always dangerous Costa is his fighting IQ. His ability to adjust to his opponents and find his best scoring weapon. In this case that lower leg kick and double left jab. Both scored at will. Costa needs to take notes here he tends to be one note. Everything hard with a KO bow on top. HIs kicks were working very well if he'd stayed with them it would have been much closer. Rob truly one of the all time greats. IF you are King Kong (Yoel Romero) he becomes Godzilla. If you are a lion (Paul Costa) he becomes the cobra. Add to this the class act that he is = top of a short list.

Costa promised so much and has delivered so little.

I love how costa throws his hands up at the decision as if he didn't just handily lose most of the fight.

Person who wrote the description hasn't got the memo yet lol

In the cage....Costa looked just fast and absolutely huge compared to Whittaker...just goes to show how much of a savage Robert is.

30-27 Whittaker. Only moment Costa looked in control was for 5 seconds after the head kick

Anytime the ref gives you time to relax... take it

Paulo attempts a leg kick but spins out instead: Joe Rogan-" That was a good low kick by Paulo"

That was freaking war

Costa is the twitter champion of the world

كنت اتمنى مواصلة النزال حتى الجولة الخامسة 😳

Where tf was this Costa against Strickland?

description says rob is fighting khamzat lol oops

@ARR409

9 күн бұрын

Yeah the UFC production team must have made this last week in preparation for release this week before the fight change.

Whittaker looked like he hurt his right hand, he stopped throwing it so much in the 3rd.

5:04 best moment of fight

Vettori's last fight was a year ago today, it was his loss against Cannonier, I wonder if he'll ever bounce back from beating he took from Whittaker.

lost a lot of money becaus i betted Costa will pull out

@f.areacts1493

9 күн бұрын

Lol goof

@MeatShank

9 күн бұрын

😂 He said *"Betted"* 😂

@f.areacts1493

9 күн бұрын

Oh shit😂😂hes still a goof​@@MeatShank

this costa’ s all brawn outclassed in all rounds by whittaker

good fight but i always love it when costa gets beat!

anyone notice how fast costa is ballading

@m3rl707

9 күн бұрын

Secret juice side effects

wonder if they been coached with kyokushin conditioning

These guys were not scared of throwing hard leg kicks with no shin guards

Paulo was the more entertaining fighter.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

If this is the best Whittaker, then Aliskerov is gonna get the win

@randy_wombat

5 күн бұрын

😂😂😂 bloke hasn’t even fought a ranked opponent.