Daniel Cormier thinks Robert Whittaker weighing in because the backup for the subsequent UFC middleweight title combat is the precise transfer.
Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) scored a first-round knockout of Ikram Aliskerov in Saturday’s UFC on ABC 6 primary occasion at Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
After the end, Whittaker expressed curiosity in serving because the backup for the UFC 305 headliner between champion Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and Israel Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) on Aug. 17 in Perth, Australia.
With Whittaker’s solely losses previously 18 fights coming to Du Plessis and twice to Adesanya, Cormier sees the whole lot to realize for Whittaker as a reserve.
“He’s misplaced to Izzy twice, so meaning it could be exhausting to get a 3rd title combat,” Cormier mentioned on his YouTube channel. “He has misplaced to Dricus. This would possibly truthfully be the most effective place for him, particularly in the case of Dricus. He has solely misplaced to Dricus as soon as. Dricus is the champion.
“If Izzy will get harm, Robert Whittaker is there as a backup then he would get that second combat in opposition to Dricus Du Plessis a lot before he would’ve anticipated to get that subsequent combat in opposition to Dricus Du Plessis. I feel it’s a win-win for Rob and after tonight’s efficiency, I imagine that it ought to occur.”
UFC CEO Dana White additionally likes the concept of Whittaker as a backup as he heaped reward on the previous champion for his willingness to tackle a harmful Aliskerov (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on brief discover.
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