Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) was submitted by Chimaev in the first round of their middleweight bout at UFC 308. As soon as Chimaev secured a face crank on Whittaker, the former champion immediately tapped. Whittaker’s quick reaction was due to getting his bottom teeth moved out of place, an injury which required dental surgery.

Robert Whittaker opens up about his dental surgery after his UFC 308 loss to Khamzat Chimaev, revealing a long-standing injury and a huge cyst.

Following UFC star Robert Whittaker's loss to Khamzat Chimaev, doctors discovered the middleweight had a massive cyst in his mouth.

Robert Whittaker gives an update about his teeth after Khamzat Chimaev dislocated them at UFC 308 earlier this past October.

Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker provided an update to the injuries he suffered in his UFC 308 loss to Khamzat Chimaev.

Following his submission loss to Khamzat Chimaev in which the former UFC middleweight champ had his mandible broken, Robert ‘the Reaper’ Whittaker revealed he simply had surgery to remove the teeth in question.