“There’s No Way” – Robert Whittaker Laughs off Paulo Costa’s Recent Claims About a Fight

Robert Whittaker will not be fighting Paulo Costa anytime soon. The new #1 contender at middleweight, Whittaker is only looking to fight for the title. Ever since his loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 253, Costa has been trying to get back in contention for the throne.

Costa was supposed to provide a real challenge for Adesanya, with even UFC president Dana White calling it the biggest fight of the year. Things did not go Costa’s way, and Stylebender put on a striking showcase to finish ‘Borrachinha’ in the second round.

After initially failing to excite the fans on a potential rematch with Adesanya, Costa seems to have turned his attention to Whittaker.

Robert Whittaker refutes Costa’s claims

Since his loss to Izzy, Whittaker is on a two-fight win streak. With his win over Jared Cannonier, ‘The Reaper’ became the #1 contender for the middleweight title.

Costa seems to now be trying to get a fight with Whittaker. But sitting down with Submission Radio, ‘The Reaper’ refuted these claims. “No, I haven’t heard anything about anything.”

Robert Whittaker last fought at UFC 254 in October and laughed off claims of him fighting before the year ends. “Did he say December? There’s no way I’m fighting in December, no way.

“I wasn’t going to fight for a title in December and I’m definitely not going to fight him.”

Whittaker plans to take some time off

Having just fought less than a month ago at Fight Island, Whittaker is still in self-isolation. Australia’s stringent coronavirus precautions require self-isolation for 14 days.

Having not met his family yet, Whittaker is looking for some well-deserved time off while the division sorts itself.

Adesanya is currently in negotiations to fight Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title. ‘The Reaper’ is happy to sit back and spend some time with his family.

What is clear, however, is Whittaker will only fight for the title in his next fight, whether that will be at middleweight or light heavyweight.

Read: Robert Whittaker Willing to Move up to Light Heavyweight for Israel Adesanya Rematch