Eugene Bareman has been speaking out recently about the upcoming fight between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya at UFC 271 on Saturday. The fight does have a little bit of animosity and many expect there to be quite a bit of trash-talking.

Israel Adesanya's coach actually had some positive things to say about Robert Whittaker. He praised the former UFC champion's mentality after losing the title back in October 2019.

“That’s what I expected from Robert,” Bareman told Submission Radio ahead of UFC 271. “Robert is one of the best in the world because of that attitude. Over the course of his career, his coaching team and himself has been able to remove his ego out of the situation and recognize his mistakes.

“A lot of fighters, they can’t do that. They can’t take a step back and understand that they made mistakes. If you don’t recognize that you’re making a mistake, you can’t change.”

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Eugene Bareman compared the mindset to Israel Adesanya when he lost to Jan Blachowicz back in March 2021 at UFC 259. The true mentality of a champion for the New Zealand-based coach.

“Israel has a very similar attitude… You can always tell by the way these guys lose. you can tell how far they will come back. Robert lost to Israel well. He knows [and] acknowledges the situation where he got thoroughly beaten and that’s the only way you can come back.

“When Israel lost to Jan [Blachowicz at UFC 259], he understood the situation and as he knows he got thoroughly beaten, recognized some mistakes and he came back. That’s a champion’s attitude. That’s how you really reach the pinnacle in the sport. I’d expect that attitude from Robert.”