KHAMZAT CHIMAEV revealed helium felt Robert Whittaker's jaw "click" arsenic helium appeared to interruption his jaw earlier submitting him astatine UFC 308.
Chimaev, 30, and Whittaker, 33, was a highly-anticipated combat and the co-main lawsuit of the nighttime - which ended with Ilia Topuria taking connected Max Holloway.
Yet it turned into a lightning speedy triumph for unbeaten Russian Chimaev arsenic helium clinched the triumph wrong the opening round.
After taking Whittaker down, helium struck him a fig of times earlier getting him successful a chokehold.
Australian Whittaker instantly tapped retired and seemed to instantly clutch his jaw.
UFC commentators reported seconds aft the stoppage that Whittaker was thought to person sustained a dislocated oregon breached jaw.
And Chimaev added to those claims with his post-fight comments.
The present 14-0 prima said: "I felt thing click successful his jaw, I thought it was broken.
"That’s erstwhile I knew it was in."
MMA fans were near astonished by Chimaev's finish, with 1 saying: "HE IS THE REAL DEAL. INCREDIBLE."
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While different added: "Literally crushed Whittaker's jaw. About arsenic awesome of a triumph arsenic it gets..."
A 3rd replied: "His grip spot indispensable beryllium of different magnitude 😳."
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And a 4th responded: "We’ve ne'er seen idiosyncratic similar Khamzat."
After his win, Chimaev called for a combat with middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis - who is expected to rematch Sean Strickland aboriginal adjacent year.
Chimaev's triumph implicit Whittaker is the latest successful a enactment of victories implicit the likes of Gilbert Burns, Kevin Holland and Kamaru Usman.