Bro.. my missus is Australian and fuck me.. the way she says fish drives me crazy!

the soy

As he points at a crock....that he just pocked with a stick

Fush

Crikey mate

He is

He one of the realest

Cause he is

The coolest mofo in UFC has only one name Israel Adesanya

@@mariofajardo2142 gayyy

fr fr I kinda crush on him yo

Agree

@@MIM0727 gayyyyy

@@vanbias4234 Me wut?

​@@MIM0727 *nigerian accent activated* you are a homosexual

For real. I’d take a shoey with all the Aussie’s. But him and Tuivasa are the shit.

Just light enough

agreed. I like the dude too. he's cool

I am Izzy fan, love Izzy alot. However, I like Rob alot too. The guy is humble and brings peace and happiness 🙂

​@@udoma8Izzy is just electrifying but he doesnt have that "id want to share a beer with this guy" vibe like Knuckles. Hes got that "i can survive a seppuku" vibe 😂

Izzy did!

Exactly what I was gonna say

Bobby Knuckles is definitely my favorite Australian

Funny as hell

He's the most genuine guy in the sport, him and wonder boy, I means it's easy to have the tough guy persona as an MMA fighter but he seems to be more comfortable being his normal humble honest self, very rare in a world of bs

Dry

He will be sorely mistaken. Literally.

He said I think I can take him, relax darling

Not really, he'll take potan down and smother him, or he'll eat a knee and go out.

Yes

​@@FkTheUFC We'll see if Alex's groundgame holds up

GSP.

Wonderboy

Wonderboy did beat Whittaker, but match them in their primes in Whittaker wins all day especially at middleweight. Whittaker was interim champ when GSP beat Bisping for the real title. If GSP thought he could beat Whittaker, he would have signed the contract. Whittaker is the best most humble fighter.

@@deevizm but id still say prime to prime Gsp takes it

​@@priceyboy4478 hard to say, Rob would most likely stop GSP's takedowns. Its hard to see Rob loosing that fight on the feet

I'm stealing that ♥️

Dudes a savage. Wonder how many cats he left cross-eyed after they saw his personality and thought he was a pushover.

For whom did he say that?

​@@thurstonbell1692 to be fair if he doesn't talk he looks dangerous, so I imagine most people would know not to mess with him before he says a word

@@andrel5234 so cringe

He is one of those guys that if you don't like him, there's something wrong with you

Swear

100%. The only reason i started to dislike izzy is because he tried starting beef with rob and that instantly put him in a bad light for me. I would probably be an izzy fan if it wasnt for that but now i cant stand the dude

No cap?

@@bumgop Yea i'm in izzys corner all day every day but i agree, he tried creating a beef where there wasn't one. Trying to trash talk and call the nicest guy in the ufc fake was uncalled for. Rob is humble enough to probably go train and hangout with those boys at CKB if he wanted but izzy is quite petty and probably wouldn't want it

Bobby knuckles, I hope to hell he gets to fight for the belt again

I think Whitaker most adequately represents the champion mindset. Not afraid to trash talk a little bit, very humble, fight. IQ is super high, and just a general all around, nice guy.

I really think this guy has a military background. He's never totally afraid of anyone.

​@@domniqueanyaso4212 funny enough he's just an average guy from Australia who likes to compete. He won TUF with ease against the Brits I believe.

@@domniqueanyaso4212 dude when toe to with Romero who was juiced as fuck in that second fight he ain’t scared

i definitely think i could, and oddly at the same time dont know with izzy or jon jones im jon jones stats but much leaner

It’s not about the confidence, it’s the fact.

Cant have confidence without experience otherwise thats just arrogance

Robert Whittaker has been training fighting for years and is an ex world champion. Do that, and you may have the confidence as well.

Cos he actually can. One of the best middleweights and a way more complete mma fighter than Alex, ofc he has the confidence. Even freaking Vettori probably thinks he can take Pereira

NO 😮

🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯

He’s a kiwi, not an Aussie.

​@@xgormo9805 he's an Aussie. Yea he has a kiwi background but he will tell you himself he represents Australia.

@@bidensaidthenwordwithahard4838 By that logic, Kyrie Irving isn’t Australian, even though he is

FR this dude is like a rare character in a game

funny too.

​@@alexcasillas6973 he's actually a downloadable character in Skyrim

@@g29000 Gotta love him, man. Isn't it a full mod actually? Remember hearing about it but didn't ever try it out... Maybe now is the time, Haha.

the MWGOAT

No way. No one underrated him. This is one of the most complete fighters in the UFC and the organization and fans know it. His only losses came from Izzy and that's a matter of height disadvantage and styles not lack of skills. He has been ranked number 2 forever and was only recently displaced by Alex Pereira. With Alex moving up to Loght Heavyweight - Bobby Knuckles sits pretty solid at number 2 on the Middleweight Fanking even today.

​@@michaeladetayo7611i agree, but not the only loss anymore

Ddp made him look really weak

That's what I love about him. Looks like a happy go lucky husband and father that can be an absolute assassin when he needs to be.

I wouldn’t call him ‘terrifying’ in the ring that only goes to the guys like Ngannou or Jones or Khabib or Pereira, maybe Gaethje and Prime Tony When you face those guys you know you’re in for damage but Rob doesn’t really fit that category to me

@@atrioxiclean4996 it’s a different type of terrifying, Vettori was in there and literally couldn’t do a thing, beaten everywhere and you just have to take it and accept it

​@@atrioxiclean4996 tony ferguson lmaooo u are a clown tony isnt beating anyone anymore, if he cant beat nate, then he cant beat anyone.

@@atrioxiclean4996 that's a very strange list🤔 Khabib & Tony being terrifying doesn't make any sense

Histories biggest hater

Why would ufc do that. Doesn't damage have good relationship

@@trashtalk9244 maybe they want someone else to be champ and they think Izzy can beat that person? Idk Dana shady af

They did kind of make sure to get rid of all the African champions....

@@jeremies7489 🙄 im sure that is the UFCs objective. right in ahead of making billions of dollars, making the best fights we all enjoy, expanding their fanbase into every major country in the world and putting on huge shows every other week all around the globe. But besides all that they are secretly plotting against ‘african champs’ Imagine living your life in such a color obsessed little box 📥 to think this way Yes all ppl have their biases, based on their personal experiences, even you, but by far, most ppl, ESPECIALLY hyper busy -16 hr a day workers- globally successful business people are operating for the bottom line and motivated by much MUCH bigger things than the things you are focused on. As if Kamaru lost because he had some extra difficult matchup… He lost because he spent nearly the entire fight in kicking range vs a guy who loves to kick in the nuts.

Maybe Izzy is 6'3, because Francis Ngannou is also 6'4, but when he stands next to Izzy he looks slightly taller. Or Izzy is 6'4 and the others are 6'5

They say Alex is like 220 on fight night. The fact that he’s able to cut 40+ pounds before weigh in is crazy

​@@trayfor poatan is 196cm

​@@octysa 6ft4 and a half

@@hmt-0764 i have a pic with him i'm a 175 he is 196 cm for sure

Almost like u spend time with him eh 😅

He will

ZERO CHANCES OF A WIN He will be asleep withinn 3 minutes

Alex will send him to the shadow realm.

A weak chin like whitaker? You got to be kidding. He's going to receive one hook and that's it, to sleep.

If he grapples yes he'll win but if Rob try's to keep the fight standing he'll be face down on the matt wondering what happened

Agree

pereira or robert ?

What’s with the sweating emoji? Are you embarrassed of your comment for some reason?

​@@atrioxiclean4996 kids today gotta emote extra to make up for the lack of testosterone. I agree it's weird

@@atrioxiclean4996 Autism tends to become less noticeable in your 20s

​@@atrioxiclean4996 what's with the shoe hanging out of the back of your pants?

Until he starts asking for more 💰 🤑

@@australiamak2488 Champs do what champs do. They get paid

@@digbick8349 they also lose to good wrestlers

exactly my thoughts. and then he'd break em once he got new one.

Alex style is just so exciting and that knock out power. The way he kicks and strikes

He already has. MMArcade Podcast

Nah, I felt Izzy took a clear decision in the rematch. Rob did better but Izzy still outpointed him.

Naah, Izzy beat him fair and square, nothing controversial. But I give it to him he's got a great personality and he's a brilliant fighter.

I don't remember it being controversial at all. Whitaker put up a good fight. I believe he thought he won but it was a clear Dec win for Izzy.

@@phrozac nahhh it was definitely controversial saying that rob was robbed

No controversy about it. It was a unanimous decision win for Israel.

Ya dude should forsure be fighting at 205 lol

@@kevinsimons518 so then should Israel. He's been bullying smaller guys at Middleweight for too long now. He only kept winning because he was fight much smaller fighters.

@@DanzoSan Making out the other MWs into little bitches, like yourself, Paulo Costa and YOEL ROMERO were “too small” to fight Adesanya? 🤡🤡🤡

@@DanzoSan This is just a stupid comment. Izzy has constantly being weighing in 183/4 since being in the UFC. He's a natural middleweight. And to claim he's being beating the rest because he's Niger than them just shows you're outright stupid because you'd rather sacrifice the truth for a lying hateful comment because you dislike the person. Especially when Izzy has been criticised for being too technical instead being a bully (which would then make your claim valid). Do better.

@@DanzoSan size is not about height. It’s about weight. Izzy is smaller than most guys he fights. Think of it this way - DC has a size advantage over Alex Pereira even though he’s much shorter than him

just to lose it to adesanya 😂

he’s not outstriking pereira

@@heavenshound6775 it’s not kick boxing bud

@@robras2850 Robert can’t beat israel, how tf would he beat pereira?

@@user-vt3vo1yd3v because Israel has much better takedown defense than Pereira and Robert would use his wrestling and takedown threat to hit Alex

that said i would favor Whittaker over Alex but Alex only needs one shot and he has way more than just power. You don’t become a two weight world kickboxing champ or beat Izzy with only power. If you can’t land a shot that power means nothing. Alex set those late shots up with calf kicks, cutting off angles, taking away Izzy’s infamous footwork.

Nah Francis is just built different and look how fast he improved his English. He's a quick learner

He straight up overpowered Stipe. Stipe looked like a middleweight in front of Ngonnou.

Stipe came in way underweight to fight Francis. Stipe had done gotten used to DC strength and hits who he could get away with losing a few pounds on for more speed. It payed off in the trilogy. Stipe then made the mistake of thinking that speed would benefit him when facing Francis and it turned out to be a huge mistake as we all seen. He had no weight to step on his punches and Francis already has a stone chin to boot on top of it. Stipe was also too light to wrestle a 263 pound man. It was just a bad choice all around on Miocic part he should have atleast come in at 240-250 to fight a beast like Francis.

​@@chaos8362 well put

Holloway è un pagliaccio, miglior boxer in UFC diceva, poi è stato umiliato da Alex. Umiltà ZERO

All in my top 10! Dustin porier is in this convo too!

​@@HunchoHamza DP definitely not the same vibe that this guys.

@@Drumaier Your right. These dudes are humble even tho their killers. Dustin is a dog which makes for awesome fights and entertainment, but seems like the type of guy who welcomes trouble.

​@@JohnnyVega-cc2rq didnt he bite someone recently?

Coming from distant, hardly contacted tribe, he went to live in the city working at 13, and became an alcoholic.. Tribal people don't gain fat like us these days. Its like our gecko tail. Most alcoholics, same food isn't so important, so skinny as f Also, growing up without much nourishment, shocking he got so big, BUT his body is like rebar, no fat, no softness.. Its crazy.

And yea, insane because he weights like 220

@@mandelorean6243 literally all that was complete garbage. He’s just been kickboxing for over a decade so he has his body dialed in for weight cuts and rehydrating.

​@@mandelorean6243 bro stop telling fairytales. his ancestors were indigenous(like a huge percentage of brazilian population) but he didn't "grow up in a tribe" he was definitely born in a city and worked at a tire shop 😂

​@@FistfulOfGabagool lol

Rob wouldnt have tried to stand with him though. Rob is a full MMA fighter not like these clowns that are trying to strike with one of the greatest kickboxers of all time.

Compared to Izzy and Pereira he is. He’s like 4 inches shorter than both

Is not even about height, it is how wide your frame is, how thick and dense your bones are..Izzy is tall but has a narrow frame and small bones.

@UCSgC-U42b0e_65D0VMBBAWg on what earth? Lol

​@@noelnoni Pereira has more height on both of them look at the face-offs before the fight with Israel, Pereira is not 6'4 he has to be either 6'5 or 6'6

@@thedarkestsoul Izzy is just shorter than 6’4, the UFC tend to boost fighter heights.

Look at Strickland. The same mistakes that Adesanya was exploiting will be suicidal against Pereira. Vettori or Costa keeping their lead hand low will be lambs to the slaughter.

Khamzat feels differently. He ready to choke this аpе. Poatan is scared and running from Chimaev

He's a heavyweight he's taller than most heavyweights ALEX is a legit 6"5 or 6"6

​@@legarianvance6937periera is actually slighty taller than israel

Giant

Styles make fights bruh. I mean size and shit makes a huge difference, but styles make em too haha

^just like he said,styles make fights,Israel is just tall enough and just lanky enough to be able to snipe in and out of the pocket for defense which is Whittaker's kryptonite,but like Whittaker said Alex is a very aggressive pushing forward fighter which is a type of fighter whittaker has field days with,alex was just tall and lanky enough to be able to reach izzy and tag him which disrupts izzys natural fighting style and hes able to neutralize him.This one is like a rock beats scissors beats paper kind of situation lol.

I mean rewatch the last Izzy v Whitaker fight I personally thought Rob won that. Also Izzy just been shook up, yeah he took it well but it could affect him in another fight against Rob they aren’t far apart at all.

I agree bro

styles make fights

Robert gets hit too much whenever he tries to land his own.

True. I was thinking Pereira would better match up for Whittaker back when this interview happened but now i think he would ko Whittaker eventually as fight goes on

his 2nd fight was practically a draw. im an izzy guy (and a Whitaker guy because hes so cool and a beast) but i reakon rob did enough to win that match imo

Rob had an awful gameplan for the first fight. He was blitzing in with reckless abandon. he kept spending more and more time in the pocket trying to get in a first good hit against izzy. second was effectively a draw. Israel may have won on points just barely but that fight could be argued for Rob. Izzy being champ helped his scorecard there for sure.

​@@Arc_Life delusional

Nope

Is izzy speaking?

Rob has wrestling and Poatan isn’t a great wrestler, I still think pereira wins but Rob could put a good fight

@@ma-ja-ho4766Just because you “have wrestling” doesn’t mean you can take him down and maintain top position. Every fight starts standing on the feet, and it’s a lot harder to imagine Rob maintaining a dominant position for 15-25 minutes than imagining what Alex has done to bigger and tougher guys happening to Rob.

@@PharaohsNewsagreed , but you’re no MMA wizard and crazier things happen

Khamzat might have a chance but honestly if he gets caught once it’s over

​@@noble6441nah khamzat gets slept

Appropriate. Izzy just slept him. 😂

he cuts the same percentage as the guys at lightweight. Costa is similar at middleweight

Izzy is still the better fighter technique wise. Alex just has more power and durability.

​@@GorillaWithThemGuns won't even say durability. Izzy is durable too, he has amazing cardio, fought Jan, took the hits from gastelum.. but the way Alex hits is different. Its just the power and size difference imo

You crazy.. You see the skill difference. If Izzy had those heavy hands he would be a knockout machine

not rlly he's slightly worse but he's bigger and more powerful

Yes no doubt about it

Ong his photo with strickland is like a guy with his son

If he can make the weight, theres no problem

To be fair he was a middleweight during his glory kickboxing run. He went up to light heavyweight in his last few fights or so before switching to MMA.

@@ryanarchuleta6231he used to be way more slender in his kickboxing middleweight days he legit has the same frame as Izzy but he has the genetics or pack on muscle easier

😂😂 SHUT THE FUCK UP 😂😂 THIS IS HILARIOUS

Did ya see the soize of the fella

😂

Bro would be playing video games full-time on Twitch if this happened lmao

No they're not, the UFC are gonna do their little lame boring rematch as usual, if not for that, it would be graspable for whoever

@@JohnSmith-xc1nkNo. Pereira would be the favorite over any of these contenders. Besides maybe Chimaev

​@@abdullenoir1792 lol abdul supports the muslim wrestler, how shocking 😆

And Strickland kicked Izzy out

No but it's natural for fighters to think that way