Robert Whittaker released a statement on Sunday after suffering an apparent broken jaw at UFC 308, as Khamzat Chimaev submitted him in round one. Whittaker, a former middleweight champion, was taken down early by the unbeaten Chimaev, who then applied a face crank and force an instant tap from the Australian.

Khamzat Chimaev has no doubt he would slice through UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis on the ground. Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) quickly submitted Robert Whittaker (27-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) with

Chimaev made it look easy in the co-main event of UFC 308, appearing to also injure Whittaker's jaw on his submission