Ricardo Lamas’ knockout loss to Calvin Kattar at UFC 238 was painful for more than just the usual sting of defeat.
“The Bully” revealed via Instagram that he underwent surgery on Monday to insert titanium plates in his jaw after it was broken in three places. Kattar finished Lamas with a left hook-right cross combination at the 4:06 mark of round one in their featherweight bout this past Saturday in Chicago.
The former title challenger managed to keep a sense of humor through the process.
“I suffered [three] fractures in my jaw during the fight.