"We would have crossed that bridge when we got there," Robert Whittaker smirked when asked whether he had contingencies in place in case things didn’t exactly go according to plan with Israel Adesanya.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mma as UFC bogeyman flattened Robert Whittaker’s teeth with savage choke. Robert Whittaker returns from one of the most devastating losses of his career when he steps in the Octagon this weekend at UFC Abu Dhabi.

Two judges scored the fight in the champion’s favor but what the UFC commentary team, and Joe Rogan in particular took issue with, was that Romero wasn’t awarded a 10-8 round in the third or fifth. After the fight ended, Rogan made it clear on the broadcast that he was puzzled by the scoring.

The former UFC middleweight champion's latest fight resulted in one of the gnarliest MMA injuries seen in recent memory.

Robert Whittaker is back, fully recovered after getting his bottom teeth cranked by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308.