>> Narrator: Since June 2016, the UFC middleweight division
has been anything but predictable.
>> Mike: Oh, he got rocked.
>> Joe: He hurt him bad.
>> Narrator: First, Michael Bisping shocked
the world by knocking out champion, Luke Rockhold
and capturing the 185 pound title.
>> Mike: Michael Bisping is the champion!
>> Narrator: He then defended his belt against longtime rival,
Dan Henderson.
>> Buffer: And still!
>> Narrator: Followed that up by booking a super-fight
against the returning legend, Georges St-Pierre.
>> I'm a better version than I was when I used to compete.
>> The sport is a different place, game over.
>> Narrator: But GSP's return would not come
as quickly as anticipated.
>> Dana: Georges St-Pierre is saying he will not be ready
to compete now until November.
Who knows if even that's the case.
We aren't waiting for Georges St-Pierre anymore,
we are moving on with the division.
>> Narrator: But a knee injury and recent surgery has
prevented Bisping from taking on the next challenger
and his timetable for a return is questionable.
So amidst the chaos, top middleweights have battled
it out for a shot at the interim belt.
>> Joe: Beautiful jab.
Beautiful right hands by Mousasi.
What a fight.
>> Narrator: And the clear number one contender has
proven his worth.
For this Cuban wrestling great,
a UFC title shot was inevitable.
It was just a question of when.
[Speaking Spanish]
>> Narrator: Not only has the self-proclaimed "Soldier of God"
never lost a fight in the UFC,
but he has displayed a level of violence and power that
leaves the world's greatest fighters lost and exposed.
>> Joe: Oh!
That guy's something, man.
He is something.
>> Anik: Stoppage has got to be coming soon.
>> Mike: Oh, Romero with a big shot!
>> Anik: Oh, huge elbows!
Yoel Romero!
[Speaking Spanish]
>> Joe: Oh, he got caught with a spinning back fist!
He's stunned.
>> Buffer: Yoel "Solider of God" Romero!
[Speaking Spanish]
>> Buffer: Romero!
>> Joe: Beautiful takedown.
But not a whole lot of humans that can move like that.
>> Joe: Flying knee, he knocked him out.
>> Mike: Wow.
>> Joe: That's it. This fight is over.
>> Mike: Yoel Romero!
>> Joe: Wow! Mike: That is...
>> Joe: Wow!
>> Mike: An extremely dangerous man.
>> Joe: Look at him, look at this.
Right in front of us.
>> Narrator: Firmly established at the top
of the division,
Romero will compete
for the interim middleweight title in Michael Bisping's
absence from competition.
A worthy opponent to face him is the latest edition
to the top five, who can be found across the globe.
The land down under is home to a New Zealand born martial artist,
whose odyssey began as a young child.
Soon after he relocated to Australia...
>> What are you doing, Jack?
Running around in circles.
Yeah, right.
Working his cardio.
Getting that cardio in.
Me, my brother, and my father we all lived in a townhouse.
Didn't have a lot of money but looking back,
it was all pretty crazy.
I played rugby league all growing up and did that from
with Karate in martial arts.
Suns good.
>> Beautiful out here.
>> Where you going, Jack?
It's funny it's very hard to stay big enough to run
with these big boys and keep my weight low enough so I could
make welterweight at the time.
Don't do that. [Laughing]
He's digging stuff up.
>> Jack, don't hit the plants, babe.
>> Robert: So I just said, "Screw it,
I think I'm just going to go all-in with fighting."
I would say things have gone pretty well.
This is nice.
Why don't we do this more often?
>> Narrator: Martial arts it was
and for aspiring fighters in Sydney,
there is no better instructor than mastermind,
Henry Perez.
>> Keep moving, let's go. Keep moving!
>> Narrator: Who took notice of Whittaker's tremendous
potential at an early age.
>> Henry: Robert primarily came into my gym with
a Karate background and that's a standup system.
I would generalize, Robert now is strong in all areas.
He's very adaptive and that makes Robert, Rob.
>> Narrator: Under the guidance of Perez,
Whittaker would begin fighting professionally at just
18 years of age.
And after amassing nine wins, he won The Ultimate Fighter
for Team Australia.
>> Ring Announcer: From Sydney, Australia:
Robert Whittaker!
>> Narrator: And began to realize that there was much
more to accomplish.
>> When I first joined the UFC,
it was more about trying to stay in it.
But it dawned on me, I already got this far,
if I do X,Y,Z.
And I made these changes and my performances are good.
I could be the best in the world.
After five fights in the UFC at welterweight...
>> Mike: Robert Whittaker finishes Colton Smith!
>> Narrator: Whittaker moved up to 185 pounds where he
quickly made his presence known.
>> Dan Hardy: Oh, he goes down with a knee.
>> John Gooden: That is it!
Robert Whittaker!
>> Jon Anik: Two early knockdowns for Whittaker!
Tavares is gone!
>> Joe: That's what is scary about Whittaker.
He's a finisher and he's extremely aggressive.
>> Anik: Robert Whittaker with a head kick!
>> Hardy: How is Brunson standing!
Uppercuts from Whittaker!
>> Anik: Down goes Brunson!
Whittaker has knocked out Derek Brunson in the first round!
>> Narrator: After five straight wins in his new division,
Whittaker was booked against one
of the most dangerous men to ever compete--
eight time world jiu-jitsu champion,
Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza;
a worthy contender for the title,
ready to prove his place once again.
>> Anik: There he is, the man some call "Bobby Knuckles."
Highest striking rate among active UFC middleweights.
The takedown defense near 94 percent.
That will be tested by the elite grappler,
Jacare Souza tonight.
>> Whittaker: Jacare has been a household name for a long time.
He's been at the top of the food chain for a long, long time.
Everything went according to plan.
>> Anik: Jacare so strong at 185 pounds.
Changes levels here.
>> Head position!
>> Stann: Whittaker told me, he said he feels everybody
flips out and freaks out and forgets their basics when
they are on the ground with Jacare.
Good defense so far.
Wow, That's a huge win for the confidence of Robert Whittaker.
>> Coach: He's going to charge in there, Rob.
He's going to charge harder.
Be elusive.
One hit at a time.
>> One at a time, Robert.
Good!
>> Anik: Oh!
Robert Whittaker, huge right hand.
Down goes Jacare!
>> Up, Robert! Let him up!
>> Anik: A window of opportunity for Whittaker who
wisely allowed Souza back to his feet.
>> Stann: Very smart of Robert Whittaker.
He hurt him again with that uppercut.
>> Anik: Yep.
Oh, head kick from Whittaker!
>> Stann: Jacare is on wobbly legs.
>> Anik: Oh, massive head kick from Whittaker.
Follows it up with a straight right!
Souza's in trouble here.
Oh, Whittaker pouring it on now.
That is it!
Robert Whittaker has done it!
He finishes Jacare Souza in round two.
>> I'm not playing.
You know, these aren't games.
>> Buffer: Robert "The Reaper" Whittaker!
>> I'm number three in the UFC for a reason.
I fought my way up and I worked hard and I earned that
spot and I can definitely beat any middleweight in the world.
>> Narrator: For UFC middleweight, Robert Whittaker,
worldwide recognition for his
performances in the UFC,
has afforded him the ability to positively influence
future generations at home.
>> We are going to go on a tour.
We are going to see some of the kids.
Join and take the fitness course out there and it
should be really good, really exciting.
Today, that means sharing his life with
the Aboriginal Australians of Moree.
>> Aboriginal pathways--
we have done a partnership with Gracie jiu-jitsu.
So we are looking at business owners to run sort of gyms
and promote healthy eating and healthy lifestyle.
Robert Whittaker has been a mentor on the program.
>> Whittaker: Does anybody have any questions about
the UFC, about my training?
>> Woman: I got a question.
>> Whittaker: Education is absolutely vital for every
aspect of your life.
And to be a world champion, you need to think--
you need to be a thinker to be a world champion.
You are not going to get there without education.
Education is super important.
>> Whittaker: The nerves I felt the first time I went
out and I competed have not changed at all.
But it's what you do while you are feeling nervous.
It's how you act and how you behave.
Thank you, boys.
Appreciate it, man, really do.
The experience and the journey out here which
is absolutely amazing.
Want me to show you some kicks?
Yeah.
I will show you some kicks.
A spinning heel kick is when my opponent is here,
I'm going to step across and come around high.
If one kid leaves there and says,
"You know what mom and dad, I want to go do fitness.
Or I want to go into jiu-jitsu or I want to go
into a path of sports and fitness."
Then that will make my day.
That's the whole objective is to come out here and show
these kids what hard work and training and the sports
and fitness industry can do for them.
>> Narrator: Whittaker's budding role as ambassador
for Australia is part of his transformation into
a consummate professional athlete.
>> Robert's development over the years since I've known him--
I've seen him mature not just a fighter,
but as a man.
Much more professional in the way that
he approaches everything.
He's moved houses, training is completely different.
>> Whittaker: I've truly do think I've surrounded myself
with some really smart and good individuals--
you know good for myself and good for my skills.
Fabricio is my heart performance and wrestling coach.
Alex Prates does my jiu-jitsu.
>> 30 seconds.
Fight for the single leg.
Let's go. Move!
>> It's about getting small improvements consistently.
>> Alex: Not just Robert, but all the fighters they have
a professional attitude approach.
We are going to pick it up a bit.
We are going to rounds of minute and a half.
We train all year around, all aspects of mixed martial arts.
>> Narrator: The teams focus on improving Whittaker's
full arsenal of techniques remains.
But they recognize the extraordinary grappling
challenge that awaits them at UFC 213,
where they will attempt to handle Olympic medallist,
Yoel Romero his first loss in the UFC.
>> Alex: Whittaker's wrestling is got some speed.
>> I've never seen him not be dangerous in any state
in a fight.
>> Whittaker: I need these tough fights to push me
further and truly bring the best out of me.
I'm training my butt off because I know he will be
a hard fight.
I will be ready for 25 minutes in there and I hope
he is too.
>> Narrator: Yoel Romero made wrestling his craft as
a youngster in Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
He was a natural.
and from there, he would represent his home country
on the global stage,
earning an Olympic silver medal and ten golds
at various world championships.
In 2008, he turned to a career in MMA while studying
in Germany,
before finding permanent training grounds in
the United States.
[Speaking Spanish]
>> Narrator: Romero's MMA skills have rapidly
progressed in the five years he's spent
with American Top Team's Miami affiliate.
>> Narrator: And as the team prepares for the biggest
fight of their life, they won't forget what brought
"The Solider of God" to the brink of another world title.
[speaking Spanish]
>> Narrator: It was wrestling that gave Romero
widespread acclaim,
but it's the UFC interim middleweight belt
that will reciprocate his appreciation for those who
inspired him to become the number one contender.
[Speaking Spanish]
>> Narrator: In a southern pocket
of the Eastern Hemisphere,
Australia and its neighboring New Zealand share
a rich history across many sports.
These nations have been represented well in the UFC,
by fighters known less for their brash personas and more
for the ferocity they bring to their bouts.
>> Joe: Oh, he caught him with a big right hand.
>> Mike: Anthony Perosh finishes the fight.
>> Joe: Oh, that's it.
Wow.
>> It's an Australian thing I believe.
We tend to be humble and just go about our business.
But out there on the field or in the cage or ring,
we give it our all.
I think that is Rob to-a-T as well you know?
You find him that quiet unassuming family guy,
but I wouldn't like to be at the end of him in the cage.
Once Rob starts to get hands on his opponent,
wills gets broken, we see the whole demeanor change,
and he's only gotten better with it.
So it's no surprise where he's at today.
>> Narrator: Robert Whittaker is at the doorstep
of a UFC world title.
Primed for a showdown with Cuban wrestling great,
Yoel Romero-- who stands in his way of being the first
in history to bring the UFC belt to Australia.
>> I definitely think my striking is my advantage.
His advantage is his wrestling.
I think on paper that's exactly what it is,
but um--
fights aren't won on paper.
[speaking Spanish]
>> As dangerous as Romero is and he's very dangerous--
he's number one in the world for a reason.
Rob's the guy.
Rob's the guy to go in there and shake it up.
He didn't get this far not just to not give it his all.
He's going in there all guns blazing,
so I hope Romero and his team are ready for it.
>> Joe: He knocked him out.
>> Mike: Wow!
>> Joe: That's it. This fight is over.
[Speaking Spanish[
>> Narrator: For the man to claims
the interim middleweight title, the champion,
Michael Bisping awaits.
>> Whittaker: Bisping owes me a fight, you know?
We were supposed to fight all those weeks ago and you owe
me a fight, man.
>> I love you, Mike.
I love you!
See you soon, boy.
>> Narrator: And in the night's main event,
the best females of 135 pounds will run it back--
this time with the belt on the line.
A fitting end to the UFC's International Fight Week.
>> This show is going to be like crazy.
>> I've been fighting for more than 20 years
and to main event of this kind of fight is a lot of honor.
I know exactly what I have to do and I know I will do it.
>> Joe: Flawless performance by Amanda Nunes.
>> Nunes: I want to walk out of the cage with my belt.
It's going to happen.
>> Narrator: It all goes down at UFC 213,
July 8th in Las Vegas.
>> Referee: Ready? Ready?
Let's fight.
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