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Khalil Rountree is about to step into the biggest opportunity of his career on 5th October at UFC 307. He is all set to face the UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira for a title fight. Rountree is extremely determined to put on a show; he looks forward to performing so well that this fight makes it to the legendary Hall of Fame and becomes a contest that people remember for years to come.
Both fighters have experience with kickboxing, which may lead to less grappling and more striking. Rountree is confident of rising victoriously. The test ahead is far from easy; it will be interesting to see how well Alex Pereira fights against Rountree.
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Khalil Rountree on the importance of this fight
In a recent interview with Michael Bisping, Khalil Rountree shared his thoughts on facing Alex Pereira.
“I literally have no intention of shooting for takedowns or trying to take what people would consider the easy route,” Rountree said, as quoted by mmajunkie.usatoday.com. "I’m here to – honestly, I want to put on a fight to remember.
For me, this is a fight that I’m going to remember for the rest of my life. This is a moment in my story that I’m going to remember".
Khalil Rountree on taking down/wrestling Alex Pereira
“It doesn’t make sense.
I’m not a wrestler,Yes, I’m a mixed martial artist, I’m able to do a lot of different things, my grappling is good, my wrestling is decent, but that’s just not me. That’s just not my instinct. So why would I put myself in harms way to try to secure this victory when that’s just not me.
That’s just not my style”.
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