‘Rountree Jr Will Never Be The Same’
“War Horse” is on the path to recovery ...
It has been three days since Khalil Rountree Jr. suffered a devastating fourth round technical knockout loss to Light Heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, at UFC 307, which took place inside inside Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, earlier this month (watch highlights).
Rountree Jr. — who was served an unhealthy dose of “ungodly” punishment — had a successful Septoplasty surgery when he returned home. Septoplasty is surgery to correct any problems in the nasal septum, the structure inside the nose that separates the nose into two chambers, according to MountSinai.org.
There is no doubt Rountree Jr. suffered brutal damage that will take time to heal; however, former UFC Heavyweight fighter, Brendan Schaub, believes “War Horse” may never be the same after his UFC 307 beating.
“You forget this is not a game — it’s fighting at the highest level,” Schaub said on his podcast. “Khalil Rountree is probably never going to be the same. Probably not. You watched it live. Rountree should be so proud of himself — he didn’t come into the fight thinking this, it’s just who he is. It’s in his blood, and we saw a lot of his blood. He had to remind you guys, that this is not a game, it is fighting at the end of the day.
“It’s just a different game, and that’s why everyone loves the UFC,” Schaub continued. “Insane — he gave everything he could. You see those pictures of hyenas with blood all over them? He was fighting to the death. This isn’t the Packers vs. the Dolphins, it’s not Dodgers vs. Padres. That was a straight up as close as you can get near-death experience that you’re watching on TV.
“What you saw Rountree Jr do, he will never be the same,” he concluded. “The cracks in his face, the cut on his nose, the cut over his eye will never look the same and who knows what it will lead to down the road.”
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