UFC Champ Robert Whittaker Provides Update from Hospital After Emergency Surgery

UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker released an update from his hospital bed following his emergency surgery for a hernia over the weekend.

Whittaker was forced to withdraw from his title defense against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 234 to undergo surgery for a “collapsed bowel and internal hernia” that could have been fatal had he stepped into the Octagon in Melbourne on Saturday night. As a result of his exit, a middleweight clash between Israel Adesanya and Anderson Silva was elevated to the evening’s main event. Adesanya won a unanimous decision over “The Spider.”

While UFC President Dana White claimed “The Reaper” could return in as soon as four to six weeks at Saturday’s post-fight…