Quotes from Robert Whittaker

Happiness is a key to my success, and my family is a root of that.

I watch a couple of fights to get a visual image in my head. I don't like doing a lot of research on my opponents; I leave that to my coaches.

Court McGee is definitely a name worth fighting - and beating.

As a fan of this sport, I am gutted to see 'Jacare' lose. To be matched up against him and to have the honor of fighting him, it blew my mind.

My philosophy is fight anyone, anywhere. If you're going to be the best then you're going to have to beat them all, so why pick and choose?

I'm very picky with what I read. It's a specific genre of science fiction.

I've never cared who I fight. And that's something I just say - 'I'll fight anyone' - it's something I've lived up to my whole career. And I'm proud of that.

Sometimes, it doesn't matter if you're the world champ or not.

It's coffee - if I have just the right amount, I come across as charismatic. One too many, and it's like I'm having a seizure.

Michael Bisping's whole life is a film scene. He's always acting. Confronting me at UFC 213, it makes me laugh. It's a bit clownish.

I would love to have a crack at Michael Bisping - with or without the gold, I'd want to have a crack at him because I respect him as a fighter, and he's a tough dude, and I'd love to swing it out with him.

With a guy like Yoel Romero, if he senses weakness, he will capitalize on it every time he can.

Obviously, that's the thing any athlete wants to be able to do, to take weaknesses and turn them into strengths.

Every time I step out there in the Octagon, I aim to do Australia proud. And this isn't for popularity or a fan base; it has never been for that. It's just because I love my country, and I want to show the world what we're doing down here.

If you don't make weight, you're breaching a contract, straight up.

The reason I fight is to provide for my family, and I cannot risk having that taken away.

I used to get so stressed out before the fight, weeks out, because of how much weight I had to cut to get there.

You know those hard days you go home where you've been worked to the bone and you just want to do nothing? In fight prep, every day is that day.

It's definitely a reason I game so much: to forget about the pressures of fighting and the hardships of training and everything.

My mother's Maori, and my father's Australian. I take my strength from both my ancestors, and I'm really privileged.

I'm a striker. That's what I enjoy doing. And any chance to display that, I'm happy.

It's definitely been a progression, but I always knew I could be a great fighter. I could feel it inside of myself.

I've got to give props to my dad. He got me into the UFC and the MMA scene to begin with.

Fighting is fighting. Family life is family life. I need a distinct barrier between the two. Obviously, my family dictate how I'm feeling and my head space. But work's work.