Robert Whittaker’s Down For a Gegard Mousasi Fight Next

Robert Whittaker spoke last night (via MMAjunkie) following his main event win against Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 101. Some highlights are below:

On a possible fight with Gegard Mousasi: “He’s a top athlete, he’s a top fighter, and he’s a cool dude. If that’s a fight the UFC wants, that’s a fight they’ll get.”

On Brunson backing off after an early series of strikes: “It’s funny, because I actually remember in the fight as I was backing away, I was thinking, does he think he rocked me? I wasn’t rocked. I was still in it. A lot of people were critical of his game plan charging forward, but ask the last four dudes. He takes you out of it.”

On making his stake within the middleweight division: “I think they understand I’m for real and I’m here to stay. This is my run…I just want to move up. I want to take these hard fights, and fight these tough dudes and eventually fight for the belt. If I’m healthy and I’m ready, I’ll fight anywhere, any time.”