Robert Whittaker wants in on the boxing world once he wraps up his UFC career.
Whittaker (26-9 MMA, 17-7 UFC) watched ex-UFC champions Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley square off on the Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul card Friday at Kaseya Center in Miami, where Silva won by TKO.
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Other notable names such as Nate Diaz, Tony Ferguson and Jorge Masvidal have also made the transition to boxing, and Whittaker hopes to follow suit.
“Yeah, it interests me for sure, certainly,” Whittaker said on his MMArcade Podcast. “It definitely interests me, especially not actually having to go through the boxing circuit the way a lot of guys did. If I can move straight up to these … UFC guys coming into boxing doing those sort of fights. You know what I’m talking about.
“I think there’s some money to be made there. I think it’ll keep me fit. I think it’s definitely an aspect of the sport that I enjoy. I’ve always loved striking. To move into that field would be cool. It would be a nice, fresh change.”
Whittaker hasn’t competed since losing a split decision to Reinier de Ridder at UFC on ABC 9, his second-straight loss. Prior to that, the former middleweight champion was coming off back-to-back wins over Paulo Costa and Ikram Aliskerov.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Ex-UFC champ Robert Whittaker wants post-MMA boxing career like Silva
