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What's next for the stars of UFC 298?

Cole Shelton - February 19, 2024

The UFC was in Anaheim, California on Saturday for UFC 298 and the featherweight title was on the line in the main event. In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski was looking to defend his belt against undefeated challenger Ilia Topuria. The co-main event of UFC 298 was a pivotal middleweight bout between Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa.

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Paulo Costa issues statement following loss to Robert Whittaker at UFC 298

Fernando Quiles - February 18, 2024

Paulo Costa has spoken out following his UFC 298 loss against Robert Whittaker in an exciting middleweight scrap. It was “Borrachinha’s” first fight since August 2022. Costa had Whittaker hurt in a bad way at the end of the first round, landing a spinning heel kick. If there had been a few more seconds left in the round, who knows if “The Reaper” would’ve survived.

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Pros react after Robert Whittaker defeats Paulo Costa at UFC 298

Chris Taylor - February 17, 2024

Tonight’s UFC 298 event was co-headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight bout between Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa. Whittaker (25-7 MMA) had entered the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to Dricus Du Plessis in his most previous effort at UFC 290 this past July. Prior to that setback, the former middleweight champion was coming off a unanimous decision victory over Marvin Vettori in September of 2022.

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UFC 298 Results: Robert Whittaker defeats Paulo Costa (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - February 17, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 298 results, including the co-main event between Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa. Whittaker (24-7 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to Dricus Du Plessis in his most previous effort at UFC 290. Prior to that setback, the former middleweight champion was coming off a unanimous decision victory over Marvin Vettori in September of 2022.

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UFC 298 | Pro fighters make their picks for Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa

Cole Shelton - February 15, 2024

In the co-main event of UFC 298, a pivotal middleweight bout between Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa goes down on Saturday in Anaheim. Heading into the fight, Whittaker is a -265 favorite while the Brazilian is a +200 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to make their picks for the fight at UFC 298. The pros are expecting Whittaker to return to the win column in a big way as the fighters think he’s too technical for Costa.

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Israel Adesanya shares prediction for Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa at UFC 298

Cole Shelton - February 14, 2024

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has shared his prediction for the UFC 298 co-main event between Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa. Adesanya has fought both men, defeating Whittaker twice, once by decision and once by knockout, while also beating Costa by knockout. Given his familiarity with both fighters, ‘The Last Stylebender’ seems to have a good idea of how the bout will play out on Saturday night in Anaheim, as he expects Whittaker to wrestle the Brazilian.

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Robert Whittaker excited to go out and "hurt" Paulo Costa at UFC 298: "I'm coming for violence"

Cole Shelton - February 13, 2024

Robert Whittaker is glad he and Paulo Costa will finally fight. Whittaker and Costa have been scheduled to fight one another twice previously, including last February, but both times the Brazilian was the reason for the proposed contest falling apart. Despite that, when Whittaker was offered to face Costa at UFC 298 in Anaheim, he jumped at the chance to do so.

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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 153 with Robert Whittaker and Geoff Neal

Cole Shelton - February 13, 2024

The 153rd episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC 298 this Saturday. We’re first joined by former UFC middleweight champion and third-ranked middleweight Robert Whittaker (0:58). Next, eighth-ranked UFC welterweight Geoff Neal (14:22) comes on.

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Robert Whittaker won't comment on rumored injury before Dricus Du Plessis fight but admits his training camp "wasn't optimal"

Cole Shelton - February 6, 2024

Robert Whittaker won’t comment on the rumors he was dealing with a significant injury going into his UFC 290 fight against Dricus Du Plessis. Ben Askren and Daniel Cormier recently spoke on ‘DC’s’ YouTube channel and both mentioned they heard Whittaker had a serious ankle injury going into that fight. However, Whittaker says he won’t comment on if that was true, but does admit the training camp for his fight against Du Plessis wasn’t one he was happy with.

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Photos | Robert Whittaker appears to be in phenomenal shape for his fight with Paulo Costa at UFC 298

Harry Kettle - February 5, 2024

UFC star Robert Whittaker looks to be in incredible shape ahead of his showdown with Paulo Costa later this month. At UFC 298, Robert Whittaker will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon. He’ll do so against Paulo Costa, in a contest that has been in the making for quite some time.

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Robert Whittaker confident he would dethrone Dricus Du Plessis in a rematch: "9 times out of 10 I beat him"

Chris Taylor - February 2, 2024

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is confident he would dethrone Dricus Du Plessis if given a rematch. Whittaker (24-7 MMA) and Du Plessis (21-2 MMA) collided last July in Las Vegas, where the South African defeated the New Zealand-born Australian by way of second-round TKO.

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Robert Whittaker confident Paulo Costa will show up to fight at UFC 298

Susan Cox - January 31, 2024

Robert Whittaker is confident Paulo Costa will show up to fight at UFC 298. UFC 298 will see former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (24-7 MMA) taking on Paulo Costa (14-2 MMA) in the co-main event on Saturday, February 17th, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

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Robert Whittaker doesn’t believe the UFC 297 main event outcome was controversial: “He wanted it more”

Susan Cox - January 24, 2024

Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker does not believe the UFC 297 main event outcome was controversial. It was at UFC 297 this past weekend that Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA) went up against Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA) for the middleweight champion belt. The result was a split decision victory for ‘Stillknocks’.

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Paulo Costa reveals he still hasn't signed a contract to fight Robert Whittaker at UFC 298, claims the bout is still on

Cole Shelton - January 10, 2024

Paulo Costa is still waiting to sign his contract for his UFC 298 fight against Robert Whittaker. The UFC announced that Costa will finally return to the Octagon against Whittaker on Feb. 17 in Anaheim, California. It’s an intriguing matchup but when the fight was announced, many fans were worried it wouldn’t happen.

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Ben Askren claims Robert Whittaker had a serious ankle injury going into Dricus Du Plessis fight

Cole Shelton - January 3, 2024

Ben Askren has an idea why Robert Whittaker struggled against Dricus Du Plessis in July. Whittaker and Du Plessis were fighting at UFC 290 in July in a potential number-one contender fight at middleweight. The Aussie entered the fight as the betting favorite, but it was Du Plessis who pulled off the upset as he scored a second-round TKO for the biggest win of his career.

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Robert Whittaker reacts to the crowd brawl between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 296: “I think that fight looked a little staged”

Susan Cox - December 19, 2023

Robert Whittaker is reacting to the crowd brawl between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 296. It’s true that Strickland and Du Plessis got into it at UFC 296, ahead of their scheduled bout this coming January (see that here).

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Robert Whittaker responds to callout from UFC Vegas 82 winner Brendan Allen

Susan Cox - November 22, 2023

Robert Whittaker is responding to the callout he received from UFC Vegas 82 winner Brendan Allen. It was just this past Saturday at UFC Vegas that Brendan Allen (23-5 MMA) submitted Paul Craig (17-7 MMA) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Robert Whittaker believes it would be “healthier” for Jon Jones to just relinquish his UFC heavyweight title

Susan Cox - November 22, 2023

Robert Whittaker believes it would be ‘healthier’ for Jon Jones to just relinquish his UFC heavyweight title. Originally UFC 295 was to have featured Jon Jones (27-1 MMA) vs. Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA) in the main event heavyweight title fight, but ‘Bones’ had to withdraw due to injury.