Khalil Rountree Jr. absorbed a substantial quantity of harm in his knockout loss to Alex Pereira atop the UFC 307 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion earlier this 12 months in Salt Lake Metropolis, however not till very just lately did “Battle Horse” reveal simply how unhealthy issues received contained in the Octagon.

In reality, he “could by no means be the identical” after facial surgical procedure.

“Within the battle the place this reduce occurred, I received hit, and increase — I knew I had gotten hit onerous as a result of I began to see my imaginative and prescient form of blur somewhat bit,” Rountree advised the JAXXON Podcast. “However the second that landed, the one that really break up my eye, in that second I went blind. However f*ck it, I’m going to maintain going.”

His means to maintain going helped him develop as a fighter.

“I didn’t see something after that, simply gentle,” Rountree continued. “I didn’t see shadows, I didn’t see something. It was like if somebody put a frosted movie. So I can’t see, I’m f*cking blind. However no matter, I’m not going to surrender. The feeling, I didn’t really feel something, the adrenaline was too excessive, however I noticed it was there. My eye was f*cked up, however I’ll take care of it later.”

That’s the worth to pay when dealing with “ungodly” energy.

Rountree (13-6) is predicted to stay out of motion till the second half of 2025. The loss to Pereira (12-2) snapped a five-fight win streak however his gutsy efficiency will probably hold “Battle Horse” at or close to the highest half of the division when he returns later subsequent 12 months.