Khalil Rountree has shared gruesome post-surgery photos after he was forced to undergo a septoplasty following his showdown with Alex Pereira.
After the entering the main event of UFC 307 as a sizeable underdog, Rountree immediately took the fight to his opponent.
The challenger set an incredible pace and Pereira responded with a variety of strikes throughout the early portion of the fight.
As the clash wore on Pereira continually landed crushing blows on Rountree, before finishing the fight with a brutal sequence in the fourth round to retain his light heavyweight title.
Speaking following Saturday’s headline bout Rountree revealed that he has already undergone surgery for the injuries he sustained.
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Khalil Rountree was forced to undergo a post-fight septoplasty following his defeat against Alex Pereira
The 34-year-old took the fight to the champion in a thrilling main event clash at UFC 307
‘I don’t know what punch, but I know that last uppercut before the body shots definitely landed on my nose, but I already had felt some pain in my head,’ Rountree told Kevin Iole.
‘It could’ve been from that, but after we got the scans and everything the night of the fight, yeah, the doctors saw that there was some slight fracturing and a severely deviated septum, so we went right ahead and corrected that as soon as I got home.
‘Definitely the most uncomfortable, painful procedure I’ve ever had last night. It was the hardest sleep. My mouth is constantly dry and just a constant headache.
‘Inside my nose, my nasal cavities right now are just stuffed with sponges and splints. It’s very, very uncomfortable.’
Pereira ultimately emerged victorious after landing a brutal uppercut in the fourth round
Despite falling short in his first shot at capturing UFC gold, Rountree added that he ‘wouldn’t change a thing’.
He continued: ‘Every scar that I have, every bump, it’s all worth it.
‘For me to have worked this hard to get to the point of fighting Alex in a main event for a title, everything that came with it was absolutely worth it. I wouldn’t change one thing.’
