Robert Whittaker vs Paulo Costa | Dan Hardy Breakdown, The War Room Ep. 302 

I admit I like Dan Hardy in a metal shirt EVEN MORE than regular Dan Hardy.

Commenting on every video until dan brings back the dark room

I just have to say, you not only do great breakdowns but youre choice of music is also top knotch mate!

This fight needs more attention on it, especially being 3 rounds. Should be a fun war with the edge going to RW. Quality breakdown as always, cheers Dan.

I like this even before I’ve watched because I know the breakdown is going to be brilliant.

Now that is a badass T-shirt, awesome analysis too!

i think Bobby watched that Izzy fight when Costa got dismantled and I also have confidence in Bobbys ability to strike going backwards if he cant keep the center.

Love them both. Though if the Costa that fought Romero shows up, Rob is in trouble.

I got Bobby Knuckles via showing up rd1

Love the destroy erase improve shirt

Damn I gotta say, Paulo is really photogenic, like his fight pics look very cool

I love this damn channel keep Posting! All love from Cape Verde❤

Dan Hardy and Dominic Cruz should have duel breakdown episodes sometimes. To hear them bounce thoughts off each other would be incredible

0:56 i like BOBBY KNUCKLES as his nickname bit the reaper for him is sick too. 😊

Love your breakdowns Dan, keep it up!

Rocking that Meshuggah T-shirt, hell yeah! Man of culture.

Good t shirt choice... whole heartedly agree on the costa side.. i think he'll push forward given he has space and can back whittaker up... bobby knuckles i fear may start slow.. given the last few fights.. opens up a chance for costa... great war room as always bud.. hi V also.. 😊

Dan killing it with the t shirts for this cards breakdowns

Fuck yeah meshuggah & mma talk 🤘

much less critical on paulo these days mate😂but your analysis is spot on as always

Nice meshughah top Dan!

Haven't been this excited for a war room in a while. I hope this fight happens

Never stop doing these

Dan The Man Hardy

I have a question, Paulo Costa's last fight in California was at UFC 241 against Yoel Romero, his fight night weight was 214 lbs as he exceeded the allowed percentage of gained weight, so the CSAC usually recommend these fighters to move up to the next weight class the next time they fight in California, so what happens now? Thanks.

“Costa looked great against rockhold” Ehhhhhhh bit of an overstatement there.

Nice I didn't know you're a Meshuggah fan.

Buzzin for this card. Respect for the Mesh tee too haha

Meshuggah! Great shirt choice Sir 🤟

I’m in the minority but I feel Paulo Costa gets a knockdown and gets Robert Whittaker out with Ground and Pound.Robert gotten knocked down 2 out of his last 3 fights. Robert kicks(particularly his oblique kicks) needs to be a key factor to win.Robert has a big leg reach advantage (43.5 inches to 39).

It's gonna be an awesome fight, but as a fan of both, it'll be bitter sweet watching one of them have their hand raised

That Meshuggah shirt goes hard Dan!

Just here for the Meshuggah shirt.

I wonder how many fighters or coaches watch your breakdowns and benefit from your analysis.

I am afraid majority include me are going to assume Whittaker is going to win and we may witness the fall from grace of the reaper . I am afraid his chin is not there anymore

Class tshirt 🤘🏽

Great shirt there Dan

Big up the Meshuggah T shirt 💣💣

Robert needs more variety in his striking targets.

Costa's SAPM is 6.38?! How the hell has he managed to absorb more strikes per minute than 95% of UFC fighters throw per minute?

Whens the online store going back up? 😢😢

Im a simple man, I see a War Room uploaded, I click play, and I hit like

I feel this is the fight on the card that may well be the upset. If paulo can keep a pace and have whittaker on the back foot he can win on volume. Bobby got hurt several times against DDP and I feel paulo could potentially bully him the same way.

I feel this will be a bad weekend for three former champions, I think Henry, Rob and Alex all lose and decide to retire.

Watch BOBBY KNUCKLES piece up, Marvin.... THIS WILL BE NO DIFFERENT... REAPER IS COMING

Even Cooler t-shirt!

I miss Whittaker's rear leg front kick. Remember how he would snap it out into the hips & guts of Romero to keep the beast at bay. A useful tool for fighting bigger stronger monsters. It could have been more useful against DDP and against Costa also.

Whittaker’s real nickname is Bobby Knuckles. Go Bobby!

The irony of not remembering The Eraser having a shirt of a band with an album named Destroy Erase Improve 😂

I still believe Costa is a fucking fighter, when he fought Adesanya he just froze and got carried away by the pressure. He's super strong and super fast and if he comes in confident, he's going to give Bobby Knuckles some serious work to deal with. on the other hand, if he comes insecure and "hyper-respectful" like he did with adesanya... Rob will dismantle him.

Dan is spot on about what Whittaker needs to do

nice Meshuggah tshirt 🤘

@DanHardy nice tee-shirt meshuggah, some off timing math metal. Not quite my style but ive owned a couple of theor albims.

Dan saying they’re both small for middleweight? Paulo weighed 214 the night he fought Yoel. He’s one of if not the biggest middleweight around.

Borrachinha means rubber (eraser) in Portuguese. I remember they displayed it as his last name on his debut 😂

My biggest question about this fight is who will be the late replacement for Costa?

T-shirt winner!!

3 rounds does favor Costa coz he can go all in with his power n don't have to be worried about the gas tank.

Never understood why it’s mentioned that fighters used to be at a lower weight class. Most do go up a weight class as they age.

I think people may be overblowing the size difference. Rob has really filled out into the weight class and walks into the cage around 93-94 kg according to an interview and Costa recently posted something saying he was 93.8 kg. Costa will likely be less than a few pounds heavier and height and reach considered together they will be pretty similarly sized all around.

just when you thought dan couldnt get any cooler, he wears a Meshuggah Tshirt!....

Dan "Destroy, erase, improve" Hardy

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Nice shirt 😁

Cool shirt 😉

If Costa beats Rob and DDP beats izzy let's see the Costa v izzy rematch.

I think robs going to be using his wrestling a lot more in this fight

Also BEGGING FOR PFL AND BELLATOR BREAKDOWN. Ufc has some very dry events recently, while pfl has the greatest one seen in the last decade with this promotion champ vs champ

Most MMA fans who don't train at least own an 8 string guitar. We need heavier riffs. Congrats on your Meshuggah tee 👏

Costa should change his nuckname from the eraser to the terminator. Chael loves to call him that

Drisscus vs an aggressive paulo with proper weight management would be a treat. Unfortunately paulo is to big a question mark for this to ever come about. Paulo is the only one at that weight with greater power than driscus

Fact check, Robert Whittakers nickname is Bobby Knuckles :D

DESTROY. ERASE. IMPROVE.

Meshuggah 🤘

Meshuggah I see u

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The main and comain are tough to pick. Ill take Volk and Whittaker but its tough to call

Gojira t shirt for next vid perhaps??

Paulo was a Welterweight, dude. Remember what he did to Johnny Hendrix? Oof...

Paulo Costa is not small for middleweight haha

His nickname is bobby knuckles!!!!!

پاولو مقاتل جيّد لكنه دائما ما يقدم أداءا محتشما عندما يتعلق الأمر بالعروض الكبرى أو الفرص الضخمة التي تتاح له

I still think Costa is gonna pull out

MESHUGGAH!

If I am Robert Whitaker…shouldn’t be if I was…? Second language here.

But kenny florian doesn't want to ben on my team this is how i feel about kenny florian.

You’re sort of saying it yourself Dan. Against flat footed Vettori he landed a lot, against flat footed Romero he landed a lot. Against slow and old Rockhold he landed a lot. Against a rangey, kick heavy striker he landed nothing…Whittaker is a striker who fights long, he doesn’t fight inside, he keeps you at his own range. Costa won’t win this. Costa is shit, idk why people keep gassing him. He ONLY looks good against flat footed strikers and old men.

Imagine thinking that costa looked better against rockhold than against vettori... If vettori didn't had abs and chin made of vibranium the fight would have ended in the first round. Against rockhold he gassed out because of the altitude and wasn't able to finish a dude that was literally resting with his hands on his knees for half the fight and against vettori the 5th round was his best round, how the hell was better conditioned against rockhold? do you even watch the fights?

Real question is, will rob’s 1 2 head kick land on costa

Not a easy pick,,I say costa ,and then against dricus lol

Well USADA gone , costa special juice with extra shot coming in this fight

Whittaker gonna do what he did to gastelum and vettori,just totally outclass paula.

I've still got Rob

DEMOLISH THE APEX

Bobby is 60 in UFC years Costa is fresher and going to win by stoppage

Hardy bashes Costa and says "Windows95" or "Commodore 64": -1000 Hardy bashes Costa without sayig those: +650

Destroy. Erase. Improve.

No usada costa let’s go!

If the Costa that fought romero shows up rob is done.

Easy game for Robert. He is levels above Costa. People tend to belittle fighters that are coming from a loss. Costa is good, but, come on!