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Danny Segura and Abbey Subhan

Robert Whittaker: Marvin Vettori’s fake handshake at UFC Paris weigh-ins ‘a grubby thing to do’

PARIS – Robert Whittaker admits Marvin Vettori’s pre-fight antics got to him a bit.

The former UFC middleweight champion was left hanging at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 209 after his opponent faked a handshake and then got in his face for a tense staredown. Whittaker (24-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) went on to beat Vettori (18-6-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) in a unanimous decision in the co-main event of the card.

Afterward, Whittaker told reporters that Vettori’s fake handshake didn’t sit well with him.

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