What Is Next For Bobby Knuckles?

It’s been a couple of weeks since Robert Whittaker had his rematch with the middleweight champion Israel Adesanya which he fell short and lost by a decision. This is the second time he lost to Israel Adesanya so what is next for him? I believe Whittaker is very talented and is the second best middleweight in the world behind Adesanya but what can he do to keep his legacy going? He can go on another three fight winning streak and maybe fight for the belt again. However, will the UFC make that third fight happen again since it’ll be hard to market the fight since he’s already lost twice to Adesanya. I do believe that he can go on another three fight winning streak against the likes of Sean Strickland, Paulo Costa, and Derek Brunson. I think he’ll beat all three but it’ll be up to the UFC if they want to give him another title shot. In my opinion I would like him to drop to welterweight and face Kamaru Usman since Usman has cleared out the welterweight division and some new blood will be fun to see. That fight stylistically will be spectacular. Both are very good wrestlers and have cardio for days. I do believe Usman is the better Wrestler but Whittaker can hold his own in the grappling department. I do think Whittaker has the better stand up. So if Whittaker does want to continue his legacy and regain a championship belt once more his options are slim. He can either go on another tear in the middleweight division and hope for another titled shot or drop down to welterweight where I believe he’ll get a titled shot sooner than he would at middleweight. Robert Whittaker has to be one of my favorite fighters of all time so I do hope to see him be successful in becoming a champion again.

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