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Whittaker discusses plans for retirement from MMA

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Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has shared his thoughts on when he intends to retire from mixed martial arts.

«I’m thinking about wrapping it up around 36. That’s what? Two and a half years. I feel like 36 is a good age to like really have a solid crack at something else, whatever it is I want to do.

I do the normal things. I save more than I spend. I look to buy land and investment properties whenever I can afford it. I’m looking to push my dreams ahead. I’m not really moving into anything I need to dedicate too much focus towards because I do believe that everything you do that isn’t fighting takes away a little bit of that mental mind space you have, and you don’t have a lot of it,» Whittaker stated, as reported by BJ Penn.

In October, Robert Whittaker is set to face Khamzat Chimaev in a bout that will serve as a co-main event at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi.

Throughout his MMA career, Whittaker has recorded 26 victories and suffered seven defeats. The Australian became the UFC champion in 2017 after defeating Cuban fighter Yoel Romero. However, in October 2019, Robert Whittaker lost his title by knockout to Israel Adesanya.

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