Robert Whittaker appears to be in phenomenal shape for his fight with Paulo Costa at UFC 298
On Feb. 17, the UFC will travel to the Honda Center in Anaheim, California for a pay-per-view event headlined by Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria. The featherweight title fight isn’t the only intriguing matchup at UFC 298, as Whittaker takes on Paulo Costa in the co-main event.
Heading into the fight, Whittaker knows that the pressure is on for him to perform. After going 12-2 at middleweight with his only two defeats coming to Israel Adesanya, ‘Bobby Knuckles’ took on Dricus du Plessis last summer. In a stunning result, du Plessis managed to finish Whittaker before going on to win the championship from Sean Strickland.
If Rob wants to get back to another title shot, he has to make a real impact against Paulo Costa. If you go off of this recent Instagram post, it appears as if he’s as ready as he’s ever been.
It’s hard not to love Robert Whittaker. He has a great personality, he has an excellent fight style, and he certainly still seems to have gas in the tank at the age of 33. Alas, some fans will wonder whether or not he has what it takes to make another run for the gold. If he does, it goes without saying that he needs to put on a real show against Costa.
Fans are impressed by Robert Whittaker’s physique ahead of his upcoming fight at UFC 298.
“I’m coming #UFC298”
Fans filled the Instagram comment section with support for Whittaker:
“1 loss to dricus and now u look like iron man, **** rob”
“Looking shredded buddy! Looking forward to seeing you get in there!!”
“Looking good here Robbie”
“Let’s go @robwhittakermma made for it.”
“My boys looking jacked”
“There’s no Secret Juice that can save him”
