Robert Whittaker shocked by dental surgery after Khamzat Chimaev fight

Robert Whittaker opened up on the extent of the injury he suffered in his loss to Khamzat Chimaev.

Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) was submitted by Chimaev in the first round 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 on account of getting his bottom teeth moved out of place, an damage which required dental surgical procedure.

“Effectively, I’ve all the time type of had dangerous backside enamel, as a result of I’ve had lacking enamel (on the high) for like 10 years plus,” Whittaker stated on his “MMArcade Podcast”. “So, they’ve all the time type of been shot as a result of they’re not steady. They’re not a full circuit. They’re like half. Through the years, trauma, no matter, it’s one thing that type of wanted to be addressed.

“However each dentist and their buddy had been saying all the time attempt to preserve your actual enamel. I ought to’ve gotten rid of them years in the past. The Dricus (Du Plessis) struggle, they acquired pushed in just a little bit. I had a forged in there, allow them to settle, yada yada yada, transfer on. Then after I fought Ikram (Aliskerov), I had all of the infections, needed to get 4 root canals, and I feel the enamel had simply had it, mate.”

Upon present process surgical procedure, Whittaker stated medical doctors found one thing that seemingly performed an enormous consider all of the dental issues he’s had through the years.

“I haven’t been in a position to chunk down on an apple since I used to be 19,” Whittaker stated. “They (enamel) have all the time been dangerous, and I ought to’ve handled them a lot sooner. They’re simply gone, don’t want them. My life is healthier with out them.

“Enjoyable reality, although: Once they took them out, they discovered a large cyst in my jaw, and so they suppose which may have been the place the infections had been coming from for the enamel. So, every thing occurs for a cause.”

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