UFC president Dana White has confirmed the severity of Robert Whittaker’s jaw harm following his submission loss to Khamzat Chimaev.
Final evening, Robert Whittaker tasted defeat in brutal vogue. He was submitted by Khamzat Chimaev within the first spherical, bringing an finish to his newest push for a UFC middleweight championship alternative. Transferring ahead, there are many query marks relating to his future and what his subsequent steps might be.
Probably the most regarding half, although, is the harm he sustained. ‘The Reaper’ was fast to faucet when he was put in a face crank by ‘Borz’, leaving many to query why he determined to submit so quickly. Because it seems, his jaw was fully dislodged by Chimaev, who’s now anticipated to obtain a title shot himself.
Throughout the post-fight press convention, Dana White confirmed that Robert Whittaker had suffered a nasty harm.
Dana White confirms Robert Whittaker harm
“As quickly as that occurred, I picked up the cellphone and I referred to as the truck they usually’re like ‘yeah, his jaw popped’ so I knew what had occurred…he popped his jaw… and the enamel bought all tousled, Rob [Whittaker] has that proper now.”
White then revealed that he spoke briefly with Khamzat within the aftermath of his large win.
“I simply mentioned congratulations, nice combat, and we’ll speak to you quickly.”
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Robert Whittaker is an absolute stud and that a lot goes with out saying. Alas, even with all the assist on the earth, that is going to be a troublesome one for him to bounce again from.
He’s prone to stay at middleweight if and once we do see him compete once more however given this loss, alongside his defeat to Dricus du Plessis, it’s a must to wonder if or not we’ll ever see him problem for a championship belt once more within the UFC.
