Förra helgen återvände Robert Whittaker från en lång paus på grund av skada, när han skulle försvara mellanviktsbältet mot obesegrade Israel Adesanya under UFC 243 i Australien.
Adesanya lyckades knocka Whittaker i den andra ronden och blev den nye mästaren.
Gastelum som själv kommer från en förlust ska härnäst möta Darren Till under UFC 244 i New York i november. Han känner att Whittakers prestation mot Adesanya var en besvikelse.
Via ’MMA Fighting’:
I think it was rather disappointing the way that he performed. The reason I say that is I feel like I was robbed of an opportunity, and for him to go out there and perform the way that he did, was rather disappointing for me. I think I would’ve dropped him like a sack of potatoes in February and he robbed me of that opportunity.
He didn’t look good. I think he tried to imitate or take some things from my fight, where he was lunging in and kind of moving in with his head. I just figured he tried to take some of the stuff from my fight and implement it, and it just didn’t end up going well. He didn’t have the right footwork, he didn’t have the right head movement, he didn’t have the right boxing approach, and it didn’t end up well for him.
Tror ni vi kommer få se ett möte mellan Gastelum och Whittaker i framtiden?
