If Roman Dolidze needs to combat up the rankings, he’s gonna need to look to somebody apart from Robert Whittaker.
Dolidze landed a unanimous determination victory over Marvin Vettori on Saturday, extending his unbeaten streak to 3 and overtaking the No. 9 spot within the middleweight rankings.
Following the win, ‘The Caucasian’ known as for a conflict with Whittaker who at present sits because the fifth-ranked fighter within the division.
Reacting to the callout on his MMArcade podcast, ‘The Reaper’ was dismissive of a possible showdown with the Georgian, making it clear that he’s solely occupied with combating up the division slightly than taking a step again down. It additionally doesn’t assist that Whittaker was so uninterested in Dolidze’s efficiency towards Vettori that he went again to taking part in video video games after watching a round-and-a-half of the Combat Evening headliner.
“I truly watched that combat — I watched a round-and-a-half and was like, ‘Dude, I’ve nothing to realize from this,’ and I went again to Monster Hunter Wilds,” Whittaker mentioned. “It was identical to the very same as their first combat, like they’re nonetheless on the identical pub.
“They’re identical to, ‘Ah, it’s you.’ After which they only began punching on once more. It’s the very same factor. I reckon they need to run it again to interrupt the trilogy, to get some closure on no matter purpose they’re having a brawl.”
There are nonetheless loads of choices for dolidze after Robert Whittaker snub
Dolidze additionally used his post-fight interview to name for a combat with former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya. Contemplating ‘Izzy’ is sitting on a three-fight shedding streak, he might see Dolidze as alternative to get again into the win column whereas concurrently giving the Georgian a shot at a top-five rating.
One other combat that makes all an excessive amount of sense for Dolidze can be Anthony Hernandez. ‘Fluffy’ notched his seventh straight win final month, besting Brendan Allen by way of determination. The win moved Hernandez to No. 8 within the rankings — one spot above the place Dolidze at present sits.
Which combat do you suppose makes essentially the most sense for ‘The Caucasian’ following his win over Vettori at UFC Vegas 104?
