UFC strawweight Emily Whitmire says though her former coach Robert Follis, who took his own life in Dec. 2017, is gone, she has found what he tried to help her realize. Whitmire talks about finding peace with her estranged mother and coming into her own as a fighter ahead of her bout with Amanda Ribas at UFC on ESPN 3 on June 29.
After losing her UFC debut last December, Emily Whitmire lost her head coach, Robert Follis, just a few weeks later. At UFC 226, she hopes to apply what he taught her and come out victorious when she faces Jamie Moyle.
Tim Elliott lost his coach, Robert Follis just 2 weeks before UFC 219 and told media following his win over Mark De La Rosa that he was on a destructive path before his former coaches stepped in to help.
Ahead of facing Mark de la Rosa at UFC 219, flyweight competitor Tim Elliott opens up about the death of his MMA coach Robert Follis and his relationship with him. Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal @HeidiFang
Review-Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang talk with UFC fighter Julian Marquez. They discuss the beard competition between Marquez and Tyron Woodley, and the unexpected passing of longtime MMA coach and trainer Robert Follis.
