Robert Whittaker’s Team Releases X-Ray of Broken Thumb Suffered Early in UFC 225 Main Event
When Robert Whittaker squares off with Yoel Romero, it’s a safe bet that top-notch violence is going to ensue. It’s also likely that some injuries are going to occur.
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“In the first round, I busted my hand and I cannot feel it up to my elbow,” Whittaker said shortly after the victory. “Yoel hits like a truck and I just had to try and survive and make the comeback. I could have seen it going any way because it was tight but I hit him a lot and I thought I did enough to get three of the five rounds. It was a really tough fight but I want to go back and talk to my team and see what we think should be next.”
Neither Whittaker nor Romero attended the UFC 225 post-fight press conference because both combatants were transported to the hospital after their fight.
In their first meeting at UFC 213, Whittaker injured his left knee after absorbing some Romero leg kicks in the opening stanza. Nonetheless, Whittaker battled through to earn a unanimous decision win over five rounds and claim what was then the interim middleweight belt.
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