Khalil Rountree Jr. defends his upcoming UFC title fight vs. Alex Pereira against the likes of Jamahal Hill.
announced he'd be fighting for gold against reigning champ Pereira in the main event of UFC 307 on Oct. 5 in Salt Lake City, Utah.The title shot came out of nowhere for Rountree, with other contenders ahead of him and the 34-year-old not having fought since a December win over Anthony Smith. "The War Horse" revealed in an interview with"I was absolutely surprised," Rountree said of getting the call to fight Pereira. "It was unexpected.
One thing Rountree isn't surprised with though is how his fellow light heavyweights have reacted to the news that he'd be fighting Pereira for the title, one of them being former champion and #3-ranked contenderwith how the contender went from a positive drug test and two-month suspension earlier this year to a world title fight in October. Of course, Rountree Jr.
"It doesn't surprise me, and it doesn't affect me," Rountree responded to Hill, saying his title shot was 'terrible for the sport'. "He has his own personal reasons. I don't think it's terrible for the sport. I think it's amazing for the sport."It's striker vs.
"I think the fans are gonna be 100% hyped on this fight," Rountree continued. "We're gonna go head-to-head. It's exciting for the sport.... if you have a problem with this, then, yeah, I think the problem is yours." "I think Alex is a skilled striker with lots of experience and so happens to have power and I put myself in the same exact boat. I view myself as possessing the same qualities. So, now it's just a matter of putting us both in the in together and and seeing two skillful, powerful strikers really go at it for the belt.""It's not like a scared ," Rountree said ahead of the matchup. "No, dude. I'm excited.
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