Khalil Rountree Jr. Says Fight With Jamahal Hill is “Inevitable”
By FCF Staff
It remains to be seen when and who Khalil Rountree Jr. will fight next. But, following his loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 307, the light-heavyweight has acknowledged he’s on a collision course with Jamahal Hill.
Rountree Jr., who was booked to face Pereira on account of a five-fight winning streak, was stopped by the champion in round four. Since then, Rountree Jr. (13-6) spoke with Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole. While discussing his future and the possibility of a bout with the former champ Hill, Rountree Jr. noted he sees it materializing at some juncture (quotes via MMA Fighting.com).
“I think it’s almost inevitable, right? I think he’s ranked No. 3, so I think anyone up there in the top 5 is kind of inevitable. So let’s see what happens, I think pretty shortly there I’ll be talking to the matchmakers and the bosses and see what they think.
“I’m here for it all. I’m not done. I’m going to continue, I hope and I beliend.ve that I’ll have another chance at fighting for the belt whether it’s Alex or whoever else if someone is able to take it from him, but yeah, I think that fight could definitely still happen.”
Hill (12-2) hasn’t competed since April when he was knocked out by Pereira in the first round. Hill and Rountree Jr. were booked to fight in June, but Rountree Jr. was suspended briefly after testing positive for a banned substance.