Max Holloway predicts Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308
Max Holloway picks Robert Whittaker to stop Khamzat Chimaevâs rise
In a recent appearance on the MightyCast podcast, Holloway picked Whittaker to defeat Chimaev in the UFC 308 co-main event.
âI think Robert Whittaker is a beast,â Holloway said of Whittaker. âHis IQ is high, heâs smartâŠIâm rolling with Robert Whittaker all the way. Even if you watch the Kamaru Usman fight against KhamzatâŠwhen Kamaru wrestled back with him, thatâs how Kamaru lost. When Kamaru decided to be like âIâm not going to wrestle this motherf***er, Iâm going to 2 and 1 him with the hands, push his head to the ground and not wrestle backââŠcontrol, hand fighting and get away, push him off, he actually got awayâŠ
âSo one of the best guys that can hand fight and can wrestle, is Robert Whittaker, just because his striking is so damn good and thatâs what he does,â Holloway continued. âItâs a five-rounderâŠweâve seen Khamzat get tired in three rounds, he should be training for five rounds, we all know. But itâs still his first one. Robertâs been fighting five rounds forever, that guy is just a vet. A legend, an OG of the sport. I think if he goes out there with that anti-wrestling mindset and doesnât get held down too much, I think he can land something [big].â
Whittaker and Chimaev were supposed to square off at UFC Saudi Arabia this summer. But, Chimaev withdrew on daysâ notice due to an illness.
Whittaker most recently finished Ikram Aliskerov at UFC Saudi Arabia. Chimaev hasnât competed since a middleweight win against Kamaru Usman at UFC 294.
Holloway is locked in on his upcoming task against Topuria, but heâs equally intrigued by the UFC 308 co-main event between two of the sportâs top stars.
