You can prepare as much as you want and then... Chimaev will beat you

Former UFC middleweight champion (up to 84 kg), Australian Robert Whittaker, speaks about current titleholder Khamzat Chimaev.

"You can prepare as much as you want. But all the preparation that we did... He just turned out to be better than expected. His ability to "tie you up", to control your position, to move into another position to finish you... Everything was on another level. And we saw that in the fight with Du Plessis.

Drikus is difficult to press. He is a very big and strong man. And the way Chimaev performed, he lasted five rounds, he made adjustments, he did not let himself get exhausted and exhausted too early... The only drawback that we talked about before the fight with Drikus was his cardio.

We prepared, like everyone else. I'm sure Drikus did too. But it's about the level of Khamzat, that's all", Whittaker said in an interview with the UFC press service.