‘Heard it crack’: Aussie Whittaker’s UFC title dream in tatters after ‘violent’ loss to unbeaten phenom

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‘Heard it crack’: Aussie Whittaker’s UFC title dream in tatters after ‘violent’ loss to unbeaten phenom
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UFC: Khamzat Chimaev is still undefeated after securing a round one submission victory over Robert Whittaker.

‘Heard it crack’: Aussie Whittaker’s UFC title dream in tatters after ‘violent’ loss to unbeaten phenomOctober 27th, 2024 7:55 am

Whittaker looked to have fallen out of the middleweight title picture after a second-round TKO loss to current champion Dricus du Plessis, only to storm back into contention with two-straight wins this year. It was the first time Whittaker had been submitted in his career and came in sudden fashion, with the Australian seemingly handling the early adversity well after Chimaev took him down.

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