{"id":268971,"date":"2018-01-29T09:13:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T17:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=268971"},"modified":"2018-01-29T09:17:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T17:17:40","slug":"robert-whittaker-pumped-get-back-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robert-whittaker\/robert-whittaker-pumped-get-back-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Whittaker is “pumped to get back to work”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Whittaker has not been seen in the cage since he won the UFC interim middleweight title with a decision triumph over Yoel Romero in July. And while he was recently promoted to undisputed middleweight champion when Georges St-Pierre<\/a> vacated that title, it sounds like it could be some time before he’s back in the cage.<\/p>\n

Speaking to TSN<\/a> earlier this month, UFC President Dana White gave a grim update<\/a> on Whittaker and the health problems that are keeping him out of the cage.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had staph infection in his stomach, and from what I understand it wasn\u2019t treated properly, and it started to eat away parts of his organs,\u201d White said of Whittaker. \u201cHe\u2019s in serious condition. So it\u2019s going to be a minute before he\u2019s back, I think. Hopefully it turns around quick, but that stuff is life-threatening, if not treated the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Whittaker is expected to share some updates with Australian national media sometime in the coming days, he’s given a short update on social media in the meantime.<\/p>\n

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Pumped to get back to work #willbebackstrongerthanever<\/a><\/p>\n

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