UFC 269: Rob Whittaker refuses to talk to Kai Kara France during interview
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"I'm sure he doesn't want to be fake polite to me." Robert Whittaker refused to acknowledge Israel Adesanya's teammate Kai Kara France on Fox Sports Australia.
Kai Kara France takes on Cody Garbrandt this weekend at #UFC269.
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i didnt know i could watch this on kayo. legit cheers for that
spolc
and this is why people love Whittaker, dude keeps it real and honest
I think the coolest thing is that he didnt do it for himself at all. He did it so Kai would be unaffected. I think what Volk said after took a little bit away from that, like Rob would have snapped or something. Robert Whittaker is a class act.
I used to watch your dragon ball videos back in the day 🥲 cool how you’re an mma fan too
nice try to get boosted subs.abusing verified tag, people god will and other people property I see. that is how u make it on youtube these days
@@Dualities your pathetic!!! He's not allowed to comment on videos??? If your verified don't comment you don't wanna offend this lil snowflake.
What about Alexander isnt with ckb vs who side robert friend or not ha😂
Two of the most genuine blokes in the business right here
100% agree
Love aussies
Get into a Tilly. Grab a beer together after the fight out of respect kind of men right there.
That’s just what happens when you grow up in Australia. You get caught out being fake real quick, ain’t no Connor McGregors or Colby Covingtons down under. “Being real” and “true to your self” is a Aussie trait, the graffiti crew I was in as a teenager was called “JSR” which stood for “just stay real”. Izzy being the show off actor (fake flop) he is, is the perfect villainish rival for Aussies to get behind rob for. That’s also why rob ended up liking Kai at the end, Kai ain’t a douche he’s a real one, nothing but respect. An Aussie just can’t get behind somebody like Izzy, it’s fake lol.
@@stevesteele3312 Mate this is a fight business!!! You have to sell fights to make a decent money in ufc so can't blame them being "fake". On top of that if everyone was a nice guy this whole fight rivalries would be very boring.
One of the most respectful guys in the sport, wish him luck
I'm a big fan of Izzy but you can't hate this guy ! All the best to him
@@Runningwhore i hate him because of hes fan
@@micahjohnson138 yeah hes fan
Yeah he's just honest and says it how it is. What an absolute great bloke!
Bobby knuckles telling like it is... That's why I'll watch him everytime. Just an honest guy...
@Dingleberry Mcdinglepants how is that childish? He’s just being genuine. I hate it when people pretend to show interest in what I’m saying just because it’s considered the polite thing to do
@Dingleberry Mcdinglepants ^ how?
@@kef1228 if izzy say that rob fan will hate him😂
I love whittaker, but common, u guys have to be honest sometimes. If khabib dis, I bet u won't type this
@@kef1228 if khabib did dis, what would be your take
Volkovski’s upper body, head size, neck, bone density is that of a middleweight upwards. Just got really short legs. No wonder he’s physically so dominant at 145
Fr he kinda looked the same size as rob in this vid
One of those guys that if you’ve never seen him and your 1st time is during a close up interview, you’d think he was 6ft
He used to play rugby at 213 ibs bodyweight (just google there are pics online of what he used to look like)
Did u know he used to be 390 pounds and a Olympic rugby player for Oceania? Ask Roe Jogan
@@ahhh9k totally haha
I’m pulling for Rob in this one. That would be a crazy redemption arc.
The real question is whether your wallet is pulling for him,
Bobby knuckles getting a knuckle sandwich for dinner
He should've grappled in the first match when Izzy was very green on the mat, he lost to his ego, now it's gonna be harder but he can pull it off
Izzy would win but I hope a great fight
Rob's definitely Izzy's hardest opponent at mw and it's the fight game, anything can happen
That's about the closest Whittaker ever comes to trash talk, and even then he was wishing him well by the end of his answer.
His best trash talking is not talking 😆
@@kg356 Exactly my thoughts. I mean you can't even have a normal conversation? It's not like anyone has to bring up Izzy name...
@@sunbutma4285 norhing wrong with what he said
He called Izzy an asshole o think lol
@@kg356 Volk is literally from izzys camp
These blokes are cool. They aren't fake...what you see is what you get. I'm a huge fan of them both and I wish them all the best in future. Btw I am really hoping Rob wins his title rematch and squares the ledger
volkanovski just cries too much
I wish our American fighters and us Americans in general were as cool, down to earth and honest as the Aussies and New Zealand. America is actually quite a f’d up place but outsiders seem to think we are a superior nation 🤷🏻♂️
@@JJJ-ok7nc literally nobody thinks you are a superior nation 💀
@@archiereddy9560 lol that’s good to know. I thought they did
@@JJJ-ok7nc Im aussie and ive come to realise America is an f'd up place dw, idk why but every kid always has a dream of moving there (like when theyre young young), but idk ive come to realise that place is a bit of a shit show
It’s so hard not to respect Robert. Built himself back up from a downward career to one of the most vicious fighters out here. Then to see him be real, pull himself from the sport, then put his daughter first like your supposed to do! Yeah Robert, you got my respect 💯 out of east coast VA USA mate!
Downward career??? He lost one fight bro
lmao i was thinkin the same thing, what downward career? maybe he's talking about the knee injury a while back? or the twisted hernia? idk but as far as losses the only big ones were adesanya and wonderboy imo
I was talking about his run at welterweight. He didn’t have that great of a run and moved up to middle weight.
@Cheating Scooby Doo He had a bad run at 170, that's what he means.
@@timothyaustin5642 anyone who wasn't a casual knew what you meant :P
Robert whittaker does seem like a nice guy but he does have an edge to him. He showed it on tuf both as a coach and a contender
Yup i saw it aswell, you need to let your inner monster out, and then you need to understand how to control him, Whittaker really has a stoic mindset, it's all good and fun day to day, but when you are entering a cage you need to flip the switch and let that monster out
What do u mean by an edge? I havent watched tuf
@@Sacothetaco After the fact. Basically expressed his frustration after the fact with his team. It's a hard listen, but he basically says: "If you wan't to be like me, you should be on time too training, and you should be doing better than my coaches in the cardio sessions, and I shouldn't be teaching you basic techniques."
@@claudiu-andreiluica790 did that work well for you in your last fight?
@@JamesHussain82 yes it did, when you enter a cage the mind and the focus needs to be on the moment, don't attach Yourself to others, don't feel pity for them, have no mercy for them, beacuse they wont have for you
Volkanovski is a heavyweight with short legs
400 pounds
alexander volkanovski used to weigh 40 lbs when he played rugby
@@coolcards2662 he got long ass arms
@@QuackSus 40 lbs? What a tank
@@QuackSus glad he was able to put on the weight and get healthy
Robert Whittaker is one of the most real and down to earth in all of MMA. Refreshing to see along with Aussies and Kiwi's have so much success in MMA.
whats refreshing? That one Middleweight can't participate in an interview with a Flyweight because he comes from the same training camp as his next opponent? Real refreshing. Literally even said by the end of the interview he liked the dude and thought he was friendly. Your caveman logic is why Rob had a realization that what he just did kept him from being actually engaging on TV where the point is of everyone watching is to see a conversation. No one had to talk about Izzy's or Rob's training camp it was just a interview with a flyweight about to fight a Bantomweight. Come on, Rob if anything is the antithesis of refreshing right now.
@@codypriceKZheadAddednumbers Just to show you that Izzy is living in his head rent free.
Rob was trying to say he just wants to keep it real. So much respect 💯
The 2 Aussie GOATS right there.
One is Australian and the other is New Zealand
@@mrhaz8939 Wrong
@@LDrift It literally says Kai Kara is from New Zealand.
@@mrhaz8939 he’s referring to rob and alex, no one would ever put kai in any goat conversation yet
Look behind you, its Mark Hunt waiting to knock you TF out
Rob is such a good guy man. "I will be rooting for ya mate" against Izzy.
Against Cody
@@oooooooo4963 when correcting someone goes wrong.
Against Colby
Against Conor
These two are two weight classes apart and Volk looks, obviously a bit shorter, but bigger as well some how. Dude must walk around close to 180 out of camp. Both legends.
he did weigh 200 pounds or something when he played rugby
First thought I had . Crazy how much some guys cut weight
Well, one guy is fighting soon and the other isn't....
They're three weight classes apart
@@petermatthews2831 I should probably just delete the comment for that mistake. Of course they're three weight classes apart.
Meanwhile Kai and Izzy’s teammate and champ is next to him 😭
Alex is not his teammate, but they’ve trained together before.
think volk trains mostly out of free style fighting. especially when they couldnt move around as much due to covid restrictions. think he uses citikickboxing for sparring.
@@jelorer think its a joint team as the head coach is from freestyle but you'll notice they'll use the same boys usually from the citi gym for their corners. probably a good way doing it.
Volcanovski shouldn’t even have the belt he didn’t win max Holloway was robbed
@@finchh1688 bruh go cry about. Volk 2-0 against max 😈
This is why I always got along with the Kiwis and Aussies I meet. The ones I met had the same attitude as these gentleman. Good on yous
Alex is on Izzy team but rob is sitting next to him.
love seeing two genuine people on television telling it from their heart
Honest man! He not being a fake person
God I hope Rob stays composed during the fight
This one is going to the judges and Izzy will win it. I don't see much happening in the fight.
Composed is his middle name
being composed against Adesanya gets you picked apart like Vettori & Costa sadly. To beat Izzy you’ve gotta be in his face for 25 minutes
@@Anon-ur7ym facts he doesn't lose if you give him a clean fight
@@Anon-ur7ym and also keeping it standing will be a bad choice against Izzy. He has to change levels to make jim double guess
Volkovski’s upper body, head size, neck, bone density is that of a medieval age.
He looks thicker than Rob. Such a beast
Rob has always been my favourite fighter, professional, humble, honest and a great family man. He's a credit to the sport and deserves to lift that strap once more!
I love how honest these 2 are. No fake shit at all
Love this from Robert. Hes 100% real!!!
Bobby knuckles is a true bushido practitioner Honesty, sincerity, loyalty, courage, integrity, honor and compassion
Honestly Robert might be the classiest man in The UFC right now. I pray that he got the win on that rematch.
he is so nice. and either way, their second fight will be entertaining
Honestly I don't see him beating Izzy but I really wish to be surprised. Love Rob
Rob and Izzy are both just one step of everyone else in the division. Kind of similar with usman and Colby
Izzy winning
Two of the greatest fighters in my eyes, and two great MEN. Thats what im sure these two are proud of, being great dads. Big ups to these two from the states
“You do you, I do us” -Robert Whittaker
How tf does Volk about the same upper torso size as Whitaker and make 145?, Man's an absolute beast of an athlete.
They say wearing black makes you appear smaller.
Baby legs
Volk is a weight bully.
Proudly flying that Aussie flag. Both really good lads. You gotta respect em!
Until he wants to remember that his mom is Maori.
@@kagani6202 All due respect from across the pond buddy, but he still flies the Aussie flag. Brothers in arms mate
You're best fighters are either from NZ or training in NZ (OUCH)
@@JohnDoe-pq5pv Volks Aussie. Izzy is Nigerian. WTF are you on about muppet?
@@silentdogfart4892 izzy represents nz bro
The moment I saw Volk beside rob. I knew why my dad Max lost. Volk is SOLID.
It’s ok mini blessed
This is why you don't have active contenders as journalists or interviewers
I enjoyed watching all three of you guys during this period after work tonight I’m actually going to go home and try to record the show from now on
Rob is a respectable fighter. Profesional, friendly, relax and always positive.
My rugby league team played Volkanovskis when i was a teenager. I was injured and didnt attend. Rob Whittaker used to work for Sydney Trains at the same time i did. I never bumped into him. Weird shit.
lier lier pants on fire
@@haikalfauzi_ Yeh it seems it but is such a trip.
Nah this is way too specific to be a lie lmao.
@@MrWackozacko im just kidding man. I just wanted to reply that.
Damn that is weird, everything is for a reason i guess
Kai Kara France... Hyper IMPRESSIONNANT ce combat face à Cody Garbrandt et super respectueux tout ce qu'on aiment bravo à toi mec... 👍✌️🇨🇵
You gotta love Whittaker, says what he feels no bull💩
That's just standard NZ vs. Australia rivalry. No actual hate, but no quarter given.
Two of the very few genuine personalities in UFC
He's being himself... 👍
Sketchy profile pic mate
@@magneticdragon1517 I was young
@@kiwitalkspodcast stay away from masonry that’s the dark arts bubby
@@magneticdragon1517 🤷♂️🤷♂️ masonry???
@@kiwitalkspodcast the symbol in your profile picture is the mason symbol
Man that title is kinda misleading to me lol
Can you believe that these two weigh in 40 pounds apart for their fights? Volk is a fucking unit
because he’s 5’2
How to find more interactions between Volkanovski and Whittaker
Aus/nz ufc media is dogshit
For sure, such wholesome fun. Good for tye soul
And when pumping cones
You can find some on Rob and his coach's podcast, I forgot the name.
Ild much rather of watched the full interview than this. Media always trying to find ways to stir the shite 🤦♂️
100% anzacs fight side by side, in this instance may the best man win
fuckin love this dude
These guys carry themselves with so much class 👏
Nicest guys in MMA along with Wonderboy Thompson.
Two really great guys here. Two of my favorite in the UFC for sure.
Rob is so humble and nothing fake.
Lets go rob!!
Volk's head is fckn huge.
That’s how he got out of Ortega submission’s
Volkanovski is the greatest immigrant ever. His dad is from Macedonia, his mother is from Greece and he was born and raised in Australia.
Volkanovski is huge! He's a featherweight but just look at him here sitting next to Rob who fights at 185lbs. Having that rugby league background has definitely helped him gain the edge on his opponents in mma.
I hope Whittaker takes it to Izzy this time. Atleast put up a hell of a fight than last time
thats what got him koed lol he has to fight boring to win lmfaoooo
@@majaliwajumatano8686 a win is a win
@@majaliwajumatano8686 rob doesnt do boring fights thats izzy
@@SuperDZONI96 i didnt say his fights are boring i said if he wants to win he has to fight boring lol
@@majaliwajumatano8686 He isn't winning with either approach if Izzy comes correct, stays sharp, establishes his range and takes his time. The opportunities will always be present, especially with Rob. He could have put him away twice in their last fight for a reason and Izzy has only improved since.
I wish Izzy and Whitaker could share the belt. I really love watching both of them fight.
Only way that happens is if Adesanya pulls out, in which an Interim title would be fought for by Whittaker and the replacement.
@@ufcsimulatedleague8321 getting pathetic at this point that the fight hasn’t already happened. Vettori fight was a joke and Izzy/Eugene have been doing all they can to delay the Robert rematch
Dude has turned Izzy into his own personal “buggy man.” If he cant even stand the idea of a conversation over video call with Izzy’s teammate, I don’t know how he’s managing to be in the studio with Volk. Lol
Alex looked like he was gonna give rob a hiding for being a hater 🤣
Rob is decent guy and real warrior, I wish all best for him both inside and outside of oktogon btw, are there anyone who knows what's wrong with his right hand... I know that many fighters, especially boxers, suffer many fractures during their careers, but his right hand looks really bad, almost disfigured. I have notices that for long time ago, but I could never find out whether it is the result of a single or repeated injury. usually the bone never breaks twice in the same place, but it can happen right next to an old fracture
Probably just broken knuckles that didn't set right because he's constantly training. I've got that on my right hand. Looks nasty but I have the same dexterity as before.
Broke his hand in the first round against romero 2. Pretty insane he still put it on Romero for another 4 rounds like that
Yeah it's from braking your hand. Your knuckles can get super fucked up depending on how you broke it
thanks guys... i can't even imagine how tough someone need to be to fight more than 20 min with a broken hand.. let alone the fact that you are fighting a neckless monster. And yes, I know there is a lot of adrenalin in brain during the fight, but still... however, I wish all of you Marry Christmas And Happy New Year!
I literally have the same bone sticking out near the base of my left hand. If it's the same as mine, the bones that attach the hand to the wrist have been fractured and seperated.
Robert you have another chance for da belt, focus an abserv every minute of da fight. Izzy a well rounded fighter an don't make mistakes. SO stay on top of your game plan AND NEW champ
If Izzy had a ground game I’d say he’s a well rounded fighter but he’s takedown defence is up there with the best
@@mittensthehousecat4114 Izzy does have decent ground game, his take down defence is good but even his defence on the ground is good, izzy has been taken to the ground a decent amount but Yan is the only one that beat Izzy on the ground and he was a much bigger and heavier guy with good jujitsu.
@@sausagesizzler649 Israel’s ground game looked good vs Vettori too. But his takedown defense looked a little worse. Imagine how much better he’s gotten in that time
@@sausagesizzler649 Izzy ground game is non existent, he has next to zero submission skills. He has good takedown defense and decent at getting back to his feet. That’s the extent of his grappling
@@RV103 Izzy has been taken to the ground 15 times in the ufc, by wrestlers and jujitsu specialists who claimed his ground game is his weakness, if his ground game was “non existent” like you say he would have 3-4 more losses on his record.
how can you not love Rob
Robert is an honest man & he refuse to fake being nice. I totally respect that, everyone is different in how they deal with things.
Wait isn’t Volk and Izzy like really close friends and teammates? Wtf
rob deserves a fucking belt. god damn
Give him the NMF belt since he won't be getting the middleweight belt from Izzy
where can we see more content like this from FOX SPORTS on youtube?
I love the title then 5 seconds into the video “I actually think he’s a really great guy”
Doesn't really make sense though, does it? Doesn't want to talk to Kai because Kai is on the team and boys with Izzy. Meanwhile, he sat directly next to Volk who's boys with Izzy and is obviously with Freestyle Fighting, but also trains out of CKB with Izzy.
Or maybe he just closer to volk but he doesn't wanna get closer to them than he already has😊
Robert winning would be a massive upset as Izzy is basically untouchable. And when he does get cracked, he handles well, so with that being said, may the best man on fight night win!!!
Izzy's chin is underrated. He ate the "Legendary Polish Power" for breakfast when he fought Jan.
Bobby 'Equality" Knuckles keeping it 100
Both such class acts Rob and Volk. Both just genuine guys
as hes sitting next to volkanavski lmao i love rob!
Go hard ma Maori also loving your honesty Rob all the best Killa 💯
Except he's snobbing one of his brothers cos he's just a fukn Aussie bro
Whittaker is such a genuine guy
Whittaker is 1 of the most entertaining Fighters in the UFC..Win lose or draw he's a Warrior and always Fights till the end even if he goes out on his shield💯
This was odd imo. He’s saying all this, sat next to VOLKANOVSKI?
Volk is so cool! Coolest dude in the sport!
Its hard to hate Rob, very respectful and honest guy.
yo! fox aus have a ufc show??? might have to visit the fam more often
Let’s not forget the fact that Volk fought through a tight guillotine with a body lock triangle from an on top position against a BJJ Blackbelt fighter.
Nobody forgot.
@@LA55PICHAS55 but your dad, who forgot about you
What is a body lock triangle?
@@PauIdenino it's a body triangle
@@chrisklitou7573 But Ortega had Volkanovski in a mounted guillotine, there was no body triangle.
Bro, volk is a featherweight and rob is a middleweight but sitting next to each other you'd think they are no more than a few pounds apart
Until they both stand up and then you notice a big difference in height
Bobby Knuckles is preparing for war and lines have been drawn 😂
Where can i see the full interview ?
Izzy might hold the belt, but this dude holds the realness - bless you aussies
The realness of what? it sounds like you want to give him some kind of W just because.
Izzy is real too
Realness what?? Some of you just hating cos your favorite will lose 10 out of 10 against Izzy. I bet he'd rather take the belt over that stupid realness any day
How does Volkanovski fights at 145! He looks so big.
@I eat horse meat on fight week I know, I was referring to his massive size.
@@solidmercury1 and he was referring to his short stature. He’s muscular but short af. Robert has 6 inches on volk
my 2 favorite fighters right here
crazy to see both Robert and Volk sitting next to each other and pretty much have the same frame size - Sitting down they both look the same size
Volk is big just has short legs
We , as men understand, these guys no need to explain, we are warriors.
Volk is stuck in the middle between Izzy and Rob lol
2 legends!
Classy as always.
Holy shit Volk looks HUGE, he's sitting next to a middleweight and for sure doesn't look 40lbs smaller
He started as an amateur middleweight after all but yeah you're right
His feet aren't touching the floor.
If you're friends with izzy, im not going to be your friend! 🤣🤣
Aussies and Kiwis 😭
:)
@@lostdracco6744 robs a Maori clearly and also has a tamoko so he’s kiwi tio
@@nathancroft5839 Half Maori, But he's an Aussie he just has Maori ethnicity
@@Donny34738 😳😳😳
Man Robert Whittaker is such a good dude! Alexander and Kai also good dudes for that matter, u gotta love Ausies man ❤💪
Very honest! Much respect to Rob for this
aussies are missing out on this channel!
Gummon rob, you two are the best Māori fighters we ahve ever had. You guys need to collab not being divided over literally nothing
PLEASE WIN THIS ONE ROB. WE NEED A TRILOGY.
You know you're a real man when you can publicly immediately admit you were wrong and apologize
He didn't say he was wrong lol wtf
He didn't say he was wrong though lol
@@kagom6830 he admitted he was wrong by admitting why he acted that way and admitting he shouldn't have. I know that might be difficult for you to understand but you admit your faults and explain yourself its admitting you were wrong. If i say "Hey I'm sorry i was a dick but after hearing you i think i made a mistake" it's admitting i was wrong.
@@lambdalambdalambda257 he literally didn't say that nor did he say he was in the wrong at all. He simply explained why he didn't talk to Kai. He never apologized to Kai.
@@kagom6830 "if you're watching this after the fact good luck mate. I'm rooting for you..." That's an apology to Kai. You don't have to flat out say "Im sorry" to show your regret for something you did. Maybe you'll understand when you're older.