The Evolution of Robert Whittaker's Signature 1-2 Head Kick Combination

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  • Опубликовано: 20 янв 2025

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  • @MMAMidora
    @MMAMidora  3 года назад +56

    Lots of people use this combo but no one uses it as effectively as the reaper. Looking forward to his rematch against Izzy! I think it will be a very different fight. Subscribe for more content.

    • @sharkparty1027
      @sharkparty1027 3 года назад +4

      Problem is, this won't land on Izzy due to his height and reach. Rob needs to stop trying to trade with Izzy. He needs to capitalize on Izzy's lean back and make it an MMA fight. I am not an Izzy fanboy, just a fight fan. Concede the striking, height and reach advantage and look at other ways to win.

    • @lalchungnungaralte9104
      @lalchungnungaralte9104 2 года назад

      @@sharkparty1027 maybe

    • @zoltar6835
      @zoltar6835 2 года назад

      @@sharkparty1027 Izzy is a weird fight, the lankiness helps with avoiding bad trades, sprawling out of td and zoning. Dighters would need to be a physically much stronger than him ie when he fought yan who could hold him down and romero (who is practically a physique god) where nothing happened all fight (god knows why).

    • @Tsxum
      @Tsxum Год назад

      Blowski good wit it to but to the body

  • @musicman7229
    @musicman7229 2 года назад +150

    Yoel is unfair. He ate one of the hardest head kicks I’ve ever seen and treated it like a gust of wind.

    • @omniking2951
      @omniking2951 2 года назад +7

      He's such a wild athlete lol.

    • @GoulagInamte777
      @GoulagInamte777 2 года назад +13

      His neck is fused, man can eat shots like those all day

    • @lancealex5058
      @lancealex5058 Год назад +5

      neck surgery
      unreal chin until the day it just breaks on a light jab , doc told him this long ago dude literally is playing with dynamite everytime he goes in there

  • @samuelkoppen5129
    @samuelkoppen5129 3 года назад +82

    Corner yells "Highkick1-2" Instantly throws it. 0:32

    • @the__answerr
      @the__answerr 2 года назад +10

      And Romero ate it like a sandwich

  • @dangerwood5449
    @dangerwood5449 3 года назад +143

    he times it so well. All his opponents expect him to do it and he still lands it almost every fight

    • @TheGuyCalledX
      @TheGuyCalledX 2 года назад +2

      Then you got Izzy who hasn't been hit with it once in over 30 minutes. Levels.

    • @dangerwood5449
      @dangerwood5449 2 года назад +15

      @@TheGuyCalledX He actually did land one on Izzy in the first fight

    • @benjafranklin5996
      @benjafranklin5996 2 года назад +5

      @@TheGuyCalledX Well, he is way taller than other opponents. Harder to headkick

    • @christiancortez5675
      @christiancortez5675 2 года назад +3

      @@TheGuyCalledX Alex perieira has entered the chat* uhmmmm levels lol

    • @GoulagInamte777
      @GoulagInamte777 2 года назад

      @@TheGuyCalledX Alex Pereira

  • @kursor52
    @kursor52 3 года назад +50

    Yo that Dave Chappelle insert gave me a laugh 😂😂😂

  • @Wyatt_Riley
    @Wyatt_Riley 2 года назад +41

    Fun fact if anyone is unaware that kick actually broke Cannoniers arm when he tried blocking it

  • @rpgaming9622
    @rpgaming9622 2 года назад +10

    Damn… that combo is something else.

    • @brendo8044
      @brendo8044 2 года назад

      Not really. Its just a standard kickboxing combination

  • @bmbunch8825
    @bmbunch8825 2 года назад +13

    Haha had to search for this after watching Leon use the same set up for his kick against Usman!

    • @MMAMidora
      @MMAMidora  2 года назад

      Yea, I noticed that as well. Set it up perfectly

    • @bignerd1323
      @bignerd1323 2 года назад +2

      Same here! What a finish!

    • @deyvi5251
      @deyvi5251 2 года назад +1

      I’m here because some casual called the Leon setup kick a “Chito Vera” technique lol….I had to share this video to that new little fan. Robert been doing this for years successfully.

    • @greedisbad9890
      @greedisbad9890 2 года назад +2

      You can also see the same setup as that Wonderboy debut knockout
      But Wonderboy make it looks really damn smooth

  • @AngelicNoose
    @AngelicNoose 2 года назад +3

    0:47, so fucking satisfying.

  • @ericmotta1
    @ericmotta1 2 года назад +1

    0:30 - bro this dude juiced to the gills looking like ufc 12 vitor belfort

  • @everrunic8375
    @everrunic8375 2 года назад +10

    The combo that took down the pound for pound welterweight nightmare

    • @guidos2090
      @guidos2090 2 года назад +1

      They are actually different combos.
      Robert's are real 1-2 and a high kick with the right leg, while Leon's 1-2 are faints and the high kick is with the left leg (he uses the 2 to make Kamaru react and then the faint of a jab to block Kamaru's vision and to be more stable)

    • @letmegetuhhh3959
      @letmegetuhhh3959 Год назад

      @@guidos2090it’s just the combo from southpaw lol. Rob uses the cross as a feint too.

    • @alrightgeeze
      @alrightgeeze Год назад

      ​@@letmegetuhhh3959it's not.
      Whittaker: 1-2 ducking roundhouse.
      Leon: 1- roundhouse. (This is the Usman fight)
      Leon uses his left kick a in a lot of combos but doesn't throw a ducking roundhouse after a straight. Maybe I'm very wrong though, only seen his fights since Usman 1 but dunno if theirs much tape before the Silva fight.

    • @letmegetuhhh3959
      @letmegetuhhh3959 Год назад

      @@alrightgeeze Whittaker does both. He does the duck more since it's mostly ortho matchups but when guys go southpaw he throws the regular 1-2 high as well.

    • @alrightgeeze
      @alrightgeeze Год назад

      @@letmegetuhhh3959 that's fair enough but (again not trying to be a asshole) your comment kinda means you agree they're not the same kick. Again probably not getting you.

  • @drunkenmmamaster419
    @drunkenmmamaster419 2 года назад +2

    Whittaker is sooooo good , I really want to see him as champ again

  • @gorlab9549
    @gorlab9549 2 года назад +10

    I fear not the man who has trained 1000 kicks, I fear the man who has trained one kick 1000 times. -Bruce Lee

    • @MOTHAAFUCKAAAA
      @MOTHAAFUCKAAAA Год назад +1

      But how would he feel about the man who trained 2 punches and 1 kick 3,000 times each?

  • @oooooooo4963
    @oooooooo4963 Год назад

    I'm interested if you could show the similarities / differences with the Wonderboy one two head kick combination

  • @MrDioXIII
    @MrDioXIII 2 года назад +1

    The other thing he does now that cut off against Gastelum is he punches off the head kick if its there. If he does the 1-2-headkick and the range/angle is right, he will then close it with a left hook, which makes sense for southpaw guys who will have both their hands blocking the head kick and bracing to take it.

    • @MMAMidora
      @MMAMidora  2 года назад +1

      Yup, he's a really crafty striker when he's comfortable. He just needs to find a good middle ground between overextending rob and overly patient rob. I thought the gastelum fight was his closest to that middle ground. ruclips.net/video/rgoLhe9VUwc/видео.html

  • @plutarcodequinoa4087
    @plutarcodequinoa4087 2 года назад +4

    Yoel Romero took that kick like its nothing

  • @wesleystewart1193
    @wesleystewart1193 2 года назад +1

    Why is Poirier at the end of the video

  • @feel_the_wrath
    @feel_the_wrath 2 года назад +1

    Anyone know the song name at the end? I always hear it but i never heard the name before.

  • @mexicanpanda510
    @mexicanpanda510 Год назад

    I want to learn this combo and add it to my arsenal

  • @Fazooooo
    @Fazooooo 2 года назад +2

    Leon Edwards saw dis.

  • @ctdvargas
    @ctdvargas 2 года назад +1

    Yoel's head is fused to his traps... thats why nothing happened lol

  • @vzgsxr
    @vzgsxr 2 года назад +4

    Nate Diaz has got the 1, 2 down. He just needs that follow up head kick. 😂

    • @MMAMidora
      @MMAMidora  2 года назад +6

      All respect to Nate but he'll mess around and fall over trying to do this shit 😂

    • @vzgsxr
      @vzgsxr 2 года назад

      @@MMAMidora
      Yeah, it would be hilarious to watch though. 🤣

  • @seanyshepfit
    @seanyshepfit 2 года назад +1

    Wtf Romero 😂😂😂😂

    • @tannermcguire7713
      @tannermcguire7713 9 месяцев назад +1

      Most people would have been unconscious if that landed

  • @greedisbad9890
    @greedisbad9890 2 года назад +1

    If you want to see the smooth version of this watch Wonderboy debut knockout