“Warfare Horse” is on the trail to restoration.
It has been three days since Khalil Rountree Jr. suffered a devastating fourth-round knockout loss to Final Combating Championship (UFC) Gentle Heavyweight champion Alex Pereira at UFC 307 from inside Delta Heart in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah (watch highlights).
Rountree Jr. had a profitable Septoplasty surgical procedure when he obtained house yesterday (Mon., Oct. 8, 2024). Septoplasty is surgical procedure to appropriate any issues within the nasal septum, the construction contained in the nostril that separates the nostril into two chambers, in line with mountsinai.org.
There isn’t a doubt Rountree Jr. suffered brutal injury that can take time to heal; nonetheless, former UFC fighter Brendan Schaub believes “Warfare Horse” might by no means be the identical after his UFC 307 beating.
“You overlook this isn’t a sport; it’s preventing on the highest stage,” Schaub mentioned on his podcast. “Khalil Rountree might be by no means going to be the identical. Most likely not. You watched it reside. Rountree ought to be so pleased with himself…he didn’t come into the battle pondering this; it’s simply who he’s. It’s in his blood, and we noticed a whole lot of his blood. He needed to remind you guys, that this isn’t a sport, it’s preventing on the finish of the day.
“It’s only a completely different sport, and that’s why everybody loves the UFC. Insane. He gave every thing he may. You see these photos of hyenas with blood throughout them? He was preventing to the demise,” Schaub continued. “This isn’t the Packers vs. the Dolphins; it’s not Dodgers vs. Padres. That was a straight up as shut as you may get near-death expertise that you just’re watching on TV…what you noticed Rountree Jr do, he won’t ever be the identical…the cracks in his face, the minimize on his nostril, the minimize over his eye won’t ever look the identical and who is aware of what it can result in down the street.”
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