If Robert Whittaker wanted bulletin board material, there’s been plenty.
Heading into a weekend battle with Whittaker for UFC middleweight supremacy, top-ranked challenger Israel Adesanya has been anything but shy when it comes to expressing full-on disrespect.
He told listeners on a recent UFC conference call that the 185-pound title-holder’s style is one he’ll “pick apart easily,” and he wasn’t at all hesitant to revel in the perceived bad blood between himself and No. 2 contender Paulo Costa that could create fan-friendly buzz for a subsequent showdown.
Given that, you might think Whittaker is whipped into an octagonal-shaped frenzy.