Robert Whittaker Quotes

You know, I'm never really 100-percent in any of those fights, because it's so hard to have perfect preparation for fighting and cutting weight and making 170 pounds, and being in the best shape for training camp and to make that cut.

The cut made me hate the process of getting ready for a fight. I was focused on how to make weight instead of how to beat my opponent.

The last few weeks are always the hardest during any fight camp.

When I first got into the sport it was all about who could cut the most weight, who could be the biggest on fight night. That's the same era when you're sparring 10 five minute rounds, new partner every two and a half minutes, that era of just really hard weight cutting and really hard full contact training.

Cutting to featherweight took months of intense weight cutting and training. Going to lightweight, I can fight more often.

I don't cut weight, so it's no problem for me to fight at lightweight.

It gets a little tough when you're cutting weight to travel all over the place, when you want to focus on really getting yourself ready to peak for your fight.

You have 20 fights, you should know what it takes to get yourself ready. If you don't feel like you're ready, you let your coach know 'hey we need to work on a little bit more of this.'

The day I step in the cage with Cyborg, I will be 100% prepared.

I just want to go out and compete. Plus the main thing is, at 55 I need a good amount of time to prepare just to make the weight cut. At 70 I can just take fights as they come and just compete as much as I want.

There was a rumor I was walking around at 183 pounds. When I left my room to fight Conor McGregor, I was 179 pounds. That means by the time I walked in the cage, I was probably 175, 174 pounds.

When I prepare for a fight, I never expect it to be easy. I believe that that would create a chance for me to not give my best in the Octagon.

I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.

We always train with heavier sparring partners to make it harder so the fight will be easier.

Training for a fight is never easy, regardless of the opponent.

The learning curve, and the things that you have to adapt to on a daily basis in the UFC, is pretty crazy. It's a huge burden for anybody to have: not just the fighting itself but learning how to deal with the other responsibilities.

The athlete needs money to prepare for a fight and to perform well. How are you going to prepare well if you have to have another job to make money?

When you drop weight, the closer you come to the fight, the more your muscles tighten up.

There's always going to be people talking so you just have to focus everyday and be the best fighter you can be in the Octagon on the day of the fight.

If I'm straight outta shape for a fight, I might need 12 weeks or more to get in shape.

I don't have a problem putting on or cutting weight. I would adapt my training if I'm training for a Light Heavyweight fight by using different techniques and by wearing a weight vest to get used to the extra fighting weight.

It's not an excuse, but I'd say I didn't perform well in the big fights because I wasn't prepared properly.

I don't want to train for every contest the way I do for the Fourth of July. It would be impossible.

I'm more vicious in sparring when I am around 160 pounds or coming down from heavier than that.

I train great outside of camp but then once camp starts, it's just a constant weight cut.