Who Are Robert Whittaker Parents? Father Mother Name - How Many Siblings Does He Have?

MMA fans are curious to know about Robert Whittaker's parents and family. Read the article below to know all about him. 

Robert John Whittaker is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. Moreover, he is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). There, he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. 

Furthermore, Robert is a professional MMA competitor since 2009. He was a contestant on the first series of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. In fact, he won the welterweight tournament. 

Later, the MMA fighter became interim middleweight champion after winning the title at UFC 213. Also, he was promoted to undisputed champion after George St-Pierre vacated the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2017. 

Recently, on 19th January 2021, Robert is number 1 in the UFC Middleweight rankings. Likewise, as of 24th January 2021, he is number 14 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. 


Robert Whittaker Parents: Father Jack Whittaker Mother Name

Robert Whittaker's parents are Jack Whittaker (father) and Jewel Whittaker (mother). 

Robert's father, Jack, is an Australian of European descent. Likewise, his mother, Jewel, is of Maori and Samoan descent. 

Jack had enrolled Robert and his brother in a Goju-Ryu Karate school. Robert was just 7 years old then. His father wanted to encourage them in self-discipline and self-defense. 

After eight years of training, Tobert earned his black belt. It was that time when his father offered the Whittaker brothers the chance to change to another sport or drop Karate entirely.

Robert's brother decided to drop Karate. However, Robert chose to switch to Hapkido gym run by Henry Perez. Soon, Henry transformed his gym into an MMA gym. 

This was the bring of Robvet's MMA journey. 

Robert Whittaker - Brother, Sister Family

Robert Whittaker has a brother. However, his name is not exactly known. Likewise, we are not quite sure whether he has a sister or not.

Furthermore, Robert lives in a family with his wife and children. His wife, Sophia Whittaker, and Robert began dating back in 2011. 

Later in 2013, the couple announced their engagement. At last, they finally got married on 25th October 2014, after a year of their engagement.

Robert and Sophia Whittaker are the parents of four children. The couple is blessed with three sons and one daughter. Their names are John Whittaker, Jack Whittaker, Jace Whittaker, and Lilliana Whittaker. Furthermore, Whittaker also has legal guardianship of his younger half-sister and brother Kerehi and Henry Matafeo. 

Know More About Robert Whittaker

Robert Whittaker was born on 20th December 1990 in Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand. He is 31 years old as of 2022.

Talking about physical appearance, Robert stands 5 feet and 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighs 185 lbs (84 kgs). 

You can follow him on his Instagram account under the username @robwhittakermma. His IG account has 1.1 M followers with whom he has shared a total of 1,917 posts. 

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