{"id":40396,"date":"2026-09-09T03:38:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T03:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Robert-Whittaker-admits-he-didnt-even-want-to-watch-Michael-Page-202721"},"modified":"2026-09-09T03:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T03:38:21","slug":"robert-whittaker-admits-he-didnt-even-want-to-watch-michael-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/robert-whittaker-admits-he-didnt-even-want-to-watch-michael-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Whittaker admits he \u2018didn’t even want to watch\u2019 Michael Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Robert
\nWhittaker<\/a> has plenty of respect for Michael
\nPage<\/a>, but admits he has trouble watching the Englishman
\nfight.<\/p>\n

Page picked up another unanimous decision win in the final bout of
\nhis
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> contract. He beat Nursulton
\nRuziboev<\/a> in a middleweight bout at
\nUFC Paris<\/a>, but was subsequently removed from the rankings and
\nis set to enter free agency.<\/p>\n

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While Whittaker commends Page\u2019s skills, he finds it hard to watch
\nthe former Bellator<\/a>
\nstandout fight.<\/p>\n

Robert Whittaker explains why Michael Page\u2019s UFC fighting style
\nis difficult to watch live<\/h2>\n

Whittaker discussed Page’s latest win on the \u201cMMArcade Podcast.\u201d
\nThe former UFC champ praised the Brit’s ability while explaining
\nwhy he sometimes prefers to watch his fights back later rather than
\ntune in live. \u201cI\u2019m going to be honest with you, no,\u201d Whittaker said. \u201cNo, I
\ncan\u2019t, because I didn\u2019t even want to watch it, and I have nothing
\nbut respect for MVP. His ability to do what he does at his age is
\ncrazy. It\u2019s like he\u2019s dancing in there. He\u2019s so fast and
\nfluid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whittaker believes Page may be the best point-fighter in the UFC,
\nbut that approach can make his bouts difficult to sit through.<\/p>\n

\u201cI reckon there isn\u2019t a single person that can beat MVP over
\npoint-sparring in the UFC. He\u2019s so good at it,\u201d Whittaker added. \u201cI
\nfeel like it\u2019s almost like he has a live feed of the judges\u2019
\nscorecards, like, in real time. As soon as it starts to drop, he
\njust does a little bit more and it goes back up. He just does
\nenough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whittaker understands why Page doesn\u2019t take too many risks, which
\nis what makes him a tricky matchup.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe could go out next fight, listen to our comments, and go out
\nthere and just start throwing hands, get starched, cut, and that\u2019s
\nit,\u201d Whittaker said. \u201cHe definitely is a puzzle for a lot of
\nfighters. He\u2019s not fun to fight for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n