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Search every verified Rob Wilkinson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a July 2022 interview, Rob Wilkinson expressed a desire for the Professional Fighters League (PFL) to hold its finals in Australia, his home country. He stated that it would be "huge" and "awesome to fight for a world title and win a world title in my home country." Wilkinson also discussed his decision to train at Factory X in Denver, Colorado, citing travel concerns related to COVID-19 restrictions in Australia and a recommendation from a coach. He commented on his upcoming fight against Delan Monte, describing Monte as aggressive with good boxing but predicting he could control the fight with his reach and power. Wilkinson offered opinions on fighting strategy and other fighters. He said that finishing a fight quickly is "probably more safe, you know injury wise" compared to a longer bout. He also defended Israel Adesanya against criticism, stating that Adesanya was "winning the fight quite clearly" and that "it takes two to fight," placing the onus on the opponent to take risks.
“I'd love that. This hasn't been any big promotions go to Australia for a while, you know UFC the only ones that really do and they haven't been there for some time. So I think if PFL go especially with me in the final it would be huge over there and it'd be awesome to fight for a world title and win a world title in my...”
“I think fighting getting a fight over quickly is probably more safe, you know injury wise and going into the next one. It doesn't matter if you win a fight, doesn't matter if you dominate a fight for you know 15 minutes, if you fight for 15 minutes you're going to be sore after, you're gonna have you know you're going...”
If it were up to Rob Wilkinson, this year's Professional Fighters League finals would be held in Australia. Wilkinson (15-2, 2-0 PFL) ...
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