Ahead of UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2, former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker speaks to Submission Radio about his rematch against Israel Adesanya, overcoming ego and mental changes, the way the media narrative got to him, there being more respect this time around, why Israel is beatable, his adjustments ahead of the fight, what he saw in the Marvin Vettori fight, why adopting a Jan Blachowicz gameplan of just taking Israel down isn't realistic, possibly facing Israel a third time with a win, having less pressure because he's not fighting at home, Go to https://nordvpn.com/submission or use code SUBMISSION to get up to 70% off your NordVPN Plan + 1 additional month for free. It’s also risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! https://mybookie.ag/ PROMO CODE: SUBMISSION https://www.manscaped.com/ 20% OFF DISCOUNT CODE: SUBMISSION #UFC #MMA #RobertWhittaker 0:00 Intro 0:55 Mentally where he is compared to the first fight 2:39 Not fighting at home this time 3:58 Overcoming his ego in the first fight 8:10 Possibly having a different relationship with the belt 9:12 There being more respect this time 10:40 How he'll handle the press conference and staredown 11:43 When he saw Israel as "beatable" 13:06 Rant on just implementing a "Jan Blachowicz" gameplan 15:34 Working with Tim Tszu 16:37 Messages from our friends 20:33 Whether the most important change was mental or technical 20:11 Why Robert fights 23:34 Why he's so honest about his loss compared to Paulo Costa and Vettori 24:42 How the fight plays out OFFICIAL T-SHIRTS & APPAREL: https://teespring.com/stores/submission-radio SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE: http://bit.ly/2arsrDN Submission Radio is Now Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Tune In and Soundcloud! http://submissionradio.com TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2KvNVhe FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2aIta5z