“Struggle Horse” is on the path to restoration …
It has been three days since Khalil Rountree Jr. suffered a devastating fourth spherical technical knockout loss to Mild Heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, at UFC 307, which befell inside inside Delta Heart in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah, earlier this month (watch highlights).
Rountree Jr. — who was served an unhealthy dose of “ungodly” punishment — had a profitable Septoplasty surgical procedure when he returned residence. Septoplasty is surgical procedure to right any issues within the nasal septum, the construction contained in the nostril that separates the nostril into two chambers, in accordance with MountSinai.org.
There is no such thing as a doubt Rountree Jr. suffered brutal harm that can take time to heal; nonetheless, former UFC Heavyweight fighter, Brendan Schaub, believes “Struggle Horse” might by no means be the identical after his UFC 307 beating.
“You neglect this isn’t a sport — it’s preventing on the highest degree,” Schaub stated on his podcast. “Khalil Rountree might be by no means going to be the identical. Most likely not. You watched it dwell. Rountree needs to be so happy with himself — he didn’t come into the combat pondering this, it’s simply who he’s. It’s in his blood, and we noticed a variety of his blood. He needed to remind you guys, that this isn’t a sport, it’s preventing on the finish of the day.
“It’s only a totally different sport, and that’s why everybody loves the UFC,” Schaub continued. “Insane — he gave all the things he may. You see these photos of hyenas with blood throughout them? He was preventing to the demise. This isn’t the Packers vs. the Dolphins, it’s not Dodgers vs. Padres. That was a straight up as shut as you may get near-death expertise that you simply’re watching on TV.
“What you noticed Rountree Jr do, he won’t ever be the identical,” he concluded. “The cracks in his face, the reduce on his nostril, the reduce over his eye won’t ever look the identical and who is aware of what it is going to result in down the highway.”
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