Recently, former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker stated that if he had been younger, he might have visited Dagestan to train.
Whittaker is currently 35 years old, and his recent form may indicate to fans that he is past his prime. Given the abundance of young, promising fighters in the middleweight division, Whittaker probably has a few more years remaining in his UFC career.
‘The Reaper’ has lost in his last two UFC outings. In 2024 at UFC 308, when Khamzat Chimaev submitted him in Round 1 with a rare naked choke-cum-face crank, Whittaker suffered a dental injury due to the choke, which needed medical attention.