‘I felt it click’ admits Khamzat Chimaev after inflicting gruesome injury on Robert Whittaker in brutal win at UFC 308
KHAMZAT CHIMAEV revealed he felt Robert Whittaker’s jaw “click” as he appeared to break his jaw before submitting him at UFC 308.
Chimaev, 30, and Whittaker, 33, was a highly-anticipated fight and the co-main event of the night – which ended with Ilia Topuria taking on Max Holloway.
Yet it turned into a lightning quick victory for unbeaten Russian Chimaev as he clinched the win inside the opening round.
After taking Whittaker down, he struck him a number of times before getting him in a chokehold.
Australian Whittaker immediately tapped out and seemed to instantly clutch his jaw.
UFC commentators reported seconds after the stoppage that Whittaker was thought to have sustained a dislocated or broken jaw.
And Chimaev added to those claims with his post-fight comments.
The now 14-0 star said: “I felt something click in his jaw, I thought it was broken.
“That’s when I knew it was in.”
MMA fans were left astonished by Chimaev’s finish, with one saying: “HE IS THE REAL DEAL. INCREDIBLE.”
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While another added: “Literally crushed Whittaker’s jaw. About as impressive of a win as it gets…”
A third replied: “His grip strength must be of another dimension .”
And a fourth responded: “We’ve never seen someone like Khamzat.”
After his win, Chimaev called for a fight with middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis – who is expected to rematch Sean Strickland early next year.
Chimaev’s win over Whittaker is the latest in a line of victories over the likes of Gilbert Burns, Kevin Holland and Kamaru Usman.