Robert Whittaker opened up on the extent of the harm he suffered in his loss to Khamzat Chimaev.
Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) was submitted by Chimaev within the first spherical of their middleweight bout at UFC 308. As quickly as Chimaev secured a face crank on Whittaker, the previous champion instantly tapped. Whittaker’s fast response was as a result of getting his backside tooth moved misplaced, an harm which required dental surgical procedure.
“Effectively, I’ve all the time form of had unhealthy backside tooth, as a result of I’ve had lacking tooth (on the high) for like 10 years plus,” Whittaker mentioned on his “MMArcade Podcast”. “So, they’ve all the time form of been shot as a result of they’re not secure. They’re not a full circuit. They’re like half. Through the years, trauma, no matter, it’s one thing that form of wanted to be addressed.
“However each dentist and their good friend had been saying all the time try to maintain your actual tooth. I ought to’ve gotten rid of them years in the past. The Dricus (Du Plessis) struggle, they received pushed in a bit of bit. I had a forged in there, allow them to settle, yada yada yada, transfer on. Then once I fought Ikram (Aliskerov), I had all of the infections, needed to get 4 root canals, and I believe the tooth had simply had it, mate.”
Upon present process surgical procedure, Whittaker mentioned medical doctors found one thing that probably performed a giant consider all of the dental issues he’s had over time.
“I haven’t been capable of chunk down on an apple since I used to be 19,” Whittaker mentioned. “They (tooth) have all the time been unhealthy, and I ought to’ve handled them a lot sooner. They’re simply gone, don’t want them. My life is best with out them.
“Enjoyable truth, although: Once they took them out, they discovered a large cyst in my jaw, they usually suppose that may have been the place the infections had been coming from for the tooth. So, all the pieces occurs for a motive.”
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