As we kept in mind previously, a minimum of one previous UFC champ is backing Khalil Rountree to score an upset win over Alex Pereira in this weekend’s UFC 307 centerpiece in Utah– and evaluating by the listed below proof, you can see precisely why.
Muay Thai professional Rountree has actually long been thought about among the most significant stand-up risks in a 205-pound department loaded to the brim with striking skill and the 34-year-old Californian appears now to be in the middle of his prime, having actually rattled 5 succeeding wins in the UFC cage (with 4 of those through TKO).
The battle that went a long method to protecting Rountree’s title shot versus the dominant champ Pereira this weekend came this previous December when he landed an uppercut followed by a swinging left hand, both of which linked flush on the chin of Anthony Smith and sent out the veteran cascading in reverse to the canvas.
Can he duplicate this task in Utah this weekend and score what would be the most significant UFC title upset in rather a long time? Not long now up until we learn.
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