Khalil rountree was a rival of Alex Poatán No. UFC 307. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter
Scheduled to perform in the main fight of the UFC Kansas City, Khalil rountree had an unexpected setback and had to cancel the duel after Jamahal hill claim injury. Despite the episode, the former light heavyweight title challenger (up to 93kg) stated that the organization intends to reschedule the fight when his compatriot is fit to fight. The event takes place on April 26. The fight was replaced by Ian Gary x Carlos Prates.
“I just got a call with the UFC and the fight against Jamahal hill “It will be postponed. I don’t know when, I have no idea what issue he had. All I know is that the UFC informed me that he was out due to an injury and that he would need more time to recover from the injury. I hope that this stands for a better day,” Rountree said on his YouTube channel.
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Continuing with his speech, Khalil revealed that leaders had suggested other opponents, but none were ready to accept at the last minute.
“Right now, I still want to fight Jamahal. This fight has been talked about before and now it’s supposed to happen again. I really want the fight to happen, I think it’s a big fight for me. After talking to the UFC, they did everything they could to find a fight that made sense and there was no one available at the moment, either because of a fight scheduled or available to accept on short notice,” he concluded.
Hill and Rountree would face each other in the UFC Kansas City (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)
Looking to get back to winning ways, both athletes were knocked out in their last appearances. Rountree fought for the belt against Poatan and Hill was defeated by Jiri Prochazka.
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