What Robert Whittaker has said about Weight cutting in mixed martial arts

Whittaker says his final welterweight cut was 7.4 kilograms on the day of weigh-ins.

“And the last weight cut I did was 7.4 kilos on the day”

The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #187 with Robert Whittaker (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:39:27

Whittaker says moving to light heavyweight made his training camps far better because he could fuel properly.

“that was one of the biggest things I noticed moving up to light heavyweight was that the camps were just so much better”

The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #187 with Robert Whittaker (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:41:02

Whittaker says his light heavyweight approach prioritizes evasion because every opponent can end the fight with one shot.

“Let's try not to get hit at all. These guys are big guys. Every one of them has the touch of death”

The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #187 with Robert Whittaker (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 2:16:37

Whittaker explains he prefers bath cuts to the sauna because long, hot sauna sessions burn his esophagus.

“The problem with the sauna is if I stay too long in there, my esophagus dries out sometimes and it burns if it's hot enough”

The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #187 with Robert Whittaker (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 2:21:25