Robert Whittaker makes feelings known about Daniel Cormier sharing mangled jaw picture post-Khamzat Chimaev loss: "Why you have to do me like that?"
Following wins over Paulo Costa and Ikram Aliskerov, Robert Whittaker was defeated by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi. The former champion was submitted in the first round after Chimaev's rear-naked choke-cum-face crank forced a quick tap from 'The Reaper'.
Post-fight, during the broadcast, UFC commentator Daniel Cormier shared an image of Whittaker's injury. In the picture that 'DC' showed, Whittaker appeared to have a broken jaw with his lower teeth seemingly pushed inwards.
In the latest episode of the MMArcade Podcast, Whittaker discussed the dental injury he suffered at UFC 308. In response to Cormier showing the image of the inside of his mouth during the live telecast, the Australian responded amusingly and poked fun at 'DC', stating:
"With that I’m dirty at you 'DC'. I’m dirty at you bro, because the doctor took a photo in the back med bay was like just going to show Dana so they know what happened. Shows 'DC'. 'DC' puts it everywhere… Dirty bro. Why you have to do me like that right?"
Check out Robert Whittaker's comments below:
Following dental surgery, Whittaker is now back in the gym. In the same podcast episode, he debunked rumors of a broken jaw, claiming the issue has been fixed and that he's looking to return to the octagon next summer.
Khamzat Chimaev opens up on impressive win over Robert Whittaker: "I heard something crunch"
Khamzat Chimaev recently discussed the events of UFC 308 and Robert Whittaker's injury. After the fight, he disclosed that his team wanted to find Whittaker and shake hands with him, but was unable to do so.
Chimaev revealed that he heard Whittaker's jaw "crunch" during the submission and felt "sorry" for his Australian counterpart. The unbeaten phenom said:
"In the fight, I already knew that something was broken. I heard something crunch. I feel sorry for the guy. Now he needs to be repaired … My team tried to find him. We wanted to shake his hand. But we couldn’t find him."
Check out Khamzat Chimaev's comments about Robert Whittaker's injury below:
Whittaker's championship aspirations took a massive hit with his defeat to Chimaev, who is now being touted as the next title challenger for reigning middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis. Notably, UFC CEO Dana White has revealed that he wants to see 'Borz' fight for the belt in America in 2025.