An energetic Robert Whiteford (12-2) warned UFC Dublin opponent Darren Elkins that he doesn’t want to wrestle for 15 minutes on Oct. 24 at the 3Arena.
Indiana State Wrestling Champion Elkins (18-5) is renowned for his grappling ability, however American Top Team’s Whiteford stated his strongly worded; non-PG, disapproval for a 15 minute wrestling match on Saturday night.
“Of course I’m not wanting to f***ing wrestle for 15 minutes, we’re in there to fight, if he wants to come in there and f***ing hug my leg for 15 minutes I’m not going to be f***ing happy.
Whiteford added: “Believe me if he’s stuck on my leg for 15 minutes, I’ll be having words in his ears telling him to get the f**k off of here, we’re here to fight you know, not wrestle.”
The Scottish UFC star Whiteford also recapped his experience at UFC Glasgow, where he defeated Irishman Paul Redmond with a first round knockout and spoke about the hefty financial repercussions caused by jumping the cage and celebrating with the fans.
Watch the full video with Rob Whiteford above on the official MMA PLUS TV YouTube channel.
