Robert Whittaker is taking the worst loss of his career in stride after UFC 308 . Former UFC middleweight champion Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) was on the receiving end of his fastest defeat ever in the weight class on Saturday when Khamzat Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) took him to the ground and scored a gruesome submission that disfigured his teeth inside the first round at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Images of Whittaker’s mouth surfaced after the fight with his teeth crushed in an unnatural direction courtesy of Chimaev’s submission, and it looked to be a serious injury. Whittaker’s attitude indicates it’s more of a nuisance, however, because in his first statement since the fight, he clarified that he does not have a broken jaw and only teeth damage. “It’s a tough gig sometimes but that’s the business,” Whittaker wrote on Instagram . “Big congratulations to Khamzat, he was the better man tonight and that’s all there is to it
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