Robert Whittaker called his shot, and it sounds like it may pay off. Following his quick TKO finish of Ikram Aliskerov in the UFC on ABC 6 main event in Saudi Arabia, Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) expressed interest in a backup role for the Aug. 17 middleweight title fight between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 . “I’m not kidding you, nobody in the top 15 wanted to fight (Aliskerov),” White told reporters at a post-fight news conference. “This guy would’ve been the co-main event last weekend. He had a full camp
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Dana White open to Robert Whittaker in UFC 305 backup role: ‘We’d love to have him’ – MMA Junkie