Roman Dolidze Fires Again at Robert Whittaker
Talking to Jake Noecker for Home of Fight, Roman Dolidze responded to the pub remark made by Robert Whittaker. The No. 8-ranked UFC middleweight was not amused (through MMAMania.com).
“It is a speaking man who received knocked out a few instances and received destroyed in his final battle,” Dolidze responded. “It’s humorous to me to take heed to a man like that. Sure, I’ll at all times respect my opponents and fighters. He’s an ideal fighter and was an ideal champion, however pay attention, he’s talking too loud. You need to show that you just’re so powerful.
“If you happen to’re in your downfall, it doesn’t imply something,” he added. “If you happen to’re scared to say regular phrases and converse usually — he’s not an individual whose phrases I can take significantly. It’s too loud for him to talk like that. We already noticed what he’s able to doing and what number of instances he was stopped and tapped.
“Me and Vettori are two guys who’ve by no means been stopped earlier than … so it’s simply humorous to me,” Dolidze concluded.
Whittaker and Dolidze could by no means get an opportunity to share the Octagon. Whittaker is considering probably shifting as much as gentle heavyweight after his subsequent battle. The previous UFC Middleweight Champion did observe that it’s doable he might resolve to remain at 185 kilos.