When Robert Whittaker finally gave himself time off, it didn’t take long for him to get that itch to compete again. The former UFC middleweight champion recently opened up about being burned out, a realization that prompted him to step away from the daily grind. He was scheduled to face Jared Cannonier at UFC 248, but withdrew and the fight was scrapped from the card. Now, after completely stepping away from training, Whittaker (20-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) has regained that desire to fight. “So when I felt burned out, I didn’t feel like training, I didn’t feel like fighting, I didn’t feel like working, period,” Whittaker told MMA Junkie. “Anything, any work – I didn’t want to do anything
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Robert Whittaker discusses the Darren Till matchup and what lured him back to fighting – MMA Junkie