UFC middleweight Robert Whittaker tacked on a seventh victory to his winning streak at UFC on FOX 24. The fighter scored an impressive TKO victory performance over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Following the performance, Whittaker is now looking for a title shot.
In a recent interview on The MMA Hour, as transcribed by MMA Fighting, Whittaker explained that he is more than willing to wait for his title shot.
“It’s funny you say that, because I think with my last performance, I showed the world that I deserve a shot,” Whittaker said. “I did something that no one else in the division has done to a fighter who hasn’t been stopped in that way [in] a long, long time. A lot of the dudes are trying to just scrimp their way to having a shot by waiting it out, by sitting it out, and by doing these little political maneuvers. But at the end of the day, they’re running out of time. I am not. This is the beginning of my run. This is the beginning of my first run, the beginning of my career, just about. And if it’s a time race, they’re not going to win.
“I think … I’ve set myself up perfectly for that next shot,” Whittaker added. “And the fact that Bisping has called me out on top of that, it’s just cards in my favor; cards in my favor that I should just sit tight, do what I’m doing, and get prepared for that title shot.”
