![]() Moving to Australia shortly after, Whittaker's father enrolled Robert, aged seven, and his brother in a Goju-ryu Karate school, to encourage them in self-discipline and self-defence. His father is an Australian of European descent and his mother is of Māori and Samoan descent. Whittaker was born at Middlemore Hospital in Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand. As of September 12, 2023, he is #3 in the UFC middleweight rankings. ![]() Whittaker became interim middleweight champion after winning the title at UFC 213 he was promoted to undisputed champion after Georges St-Pierre vacated the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2017. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Whittaker was a contestant on the first series of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes and won the welterweight tournament. He currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. Robert John Whittaker (born 20 December 1990) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional mixed martial artist. Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Alex Prates.
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