Las Vegan Khalil Rountree forced an upset when he defeated decorated kickboxer Gokhan Saki by way of knockout at UFC 226.
Las Vegan and UFC light heavyweight Khalil Rountree says he hopes to give the fans a show when he collides with decorated kickboxing standout Gokhan Saki at UFC 226 on July 7.
All fighters involved on the UFC 226 fight card on July 7 faced off at the T-Mobile Arena during the ceremonial weigh-ins.
All 20 fighters competing at UFC 219 on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas made weight at the official weigh-ins. The women’s featherweight title fight between Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm will headline the event taking place at the T-Mobile Arena.
Though Cory Hendricks defeated Khalil Rountree to advance in The Ultimate Fighter, Rountree didn’t want him to be viewed as prey because he was injured.
Khalil Rountree, a Las Vegan competing on this season of The Ultimate Fighter, talks about how watching the show years ago prompted him to become a mixed martial artist and how he angled to get on Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s team.
Training out of Syndicate MMA in Las Vegas, Cory Hendricks will look to defeat his fellow teammate, Khalil Rountree, in the next episode of The Ultimate Fighter.