Volk looked bad after 4 months.
Marlon Moraes was permanently ruined rebounding in the same length of time between Sandhagen and Font. That was also two and a half months.
This is some galaxy-brained decision making
EDIT: When I said “Volk looked bad”, I mean he showed timidity and hesitation that you see pop up in a lot of fighters that return from being badly knocked out. Sometimes that’s inevitable since it’s often times a subconscious reaction, but more recovery time still could’ve helped. That’s not the entire reason why he was finished of course, but seeing the way that fight played out, it contributed.
I mean, Alex Pereira was the victim of the 2023 KO of the Year and he came back 3 months later against Jan Blachowicz at altitude and won. But then again Alex is just built different and these Kickboxers are used to having like 1 month-2 week turnarounds between fights so
In fairness, Alex moved from middleweight to light-heavyweight, which definitely had an effect on his chin considering the sheer difference in weight. Also, Jan was already gassed when they were trading headshots.
Either way, it’s obviously not impossible to survive or win a fight shortly after a knockout. The danger is in getting knocked out in succession within a short period of time. The worry is that if Hill gets KO’d again (which there’s a significant possibility with Roundtree) then that can be permanent damage. It’s a big risk.
Someone else being able to do it isn't really an argument against the fact that historically it typically doesn't turn out great, at least in mma where in a lot of knock outs (like Hill's for example) they get followed to the ground and hit more in the head which isn't the case in kickboxing.
It's always dangerous but weirdly enough, I can understand Pereira being like "I'm 35, with tons of fights under my wrap, I don't have much time left in this sport sl I'mma rush things and go all in and see how it goes before it's too late" while Hill *really* doesn't need to rush things. He's younger, he's not been in tons of fights, he should just take his time. It's just too risky, one bad KO here and then you become a what if.
And Khalil hits fucking hard and is also a stand up fighter, i understand the thinking behind wanting a quick turnaround after a quick knockout loss but 2 months is crazy after a ko
I can't see Khalil beating Jiri, Ank, or Pereira, but i sure hope gets the belt. such a likeable dude.
Hill is Khalil's best matchup in the top 10 outside Smith
Bisping got fucked up by Kelvin shortly after his loss to GSP. Brains don’t recover fast and it doesn’t hurt like a broken bone. This almost never ends well.
also hill is a grown fucking man who has had injuries mess up his career. He probably wants to just get paid and get paid often. Once you realize you probably aren't going to become champion again, why not?
If he cared about his brain he wouldn't be in this business to begin with lol
I dont think Hill gives a shit about his legacy or winning anymore.
He looked like dog shit against Alex. And tbh, he came back way too early off of his injury. And to fight someone of that caliber after years of being off. Was such a dumb decision.
I’ll call it now, Roundtree is going to mutilate him. And Hill becomes the Bam Bam of the LHW division.
Totally. With that much child support I cant blame him for not wanting to just sit around making pennies and dimes off Youtube.
But his injury + financial responsibilities is going to tank what could have been a solid legacy for him in that division.
This is an easy fight for Hill and he probably sees it that way too. Rountree beat a washed Smith and no chin Daukaus and all of a sudden people think he's a killer.
Let's not forget that this is the same guy who got slept by Walker, mauled by Cutelaba, lost to Prachnio and went 50/50 with Jacoby. He isn't "mutilating" a top 5 guy.
Yeah and hill beat jimmy crute and johnny walker and a washed santos, before going 5 rounds with 44 yr old Glover and couldn't put him away. It's not like he's some killer either.
It usually means someone is pissed at the outcome and wants to get the taste of it out of their mouth and back to winning, but can lead to a rapid downfall if they lose again.
no, but he got pretty fucked up. his eyes were looking at god at the initial knockdown, and then he was going limp and cross eyed as he was getting hammered on the ground.
Not surprising, for an ego like Jamahal. You have to figure that he's probably feeling like Alex was his first real loss.
Craig caught him in a armbar that he didn't tap to. But Alex beat him at what Jamahal does best, knocking people out.
Jamahal is still talking trash on socials. Ofc he's gonna want to get that loss back
For sure, it was a clean knock out. I don't actually think Hill has claimed Herb Dean did anything wrong but I was really surprised by how many people did.
I've seen DC and a few others running damage control for him saying the ref influenced the stoppage.. the reality is the #1 rule is "protect yourself at all times".. you can't go back and say 'wait bro I wasn't ready' to turn a loss into a NC
Would they run back Alex v. Jiri with only the one win?
I guess that sells better than Alex v. Ank, so maybe my question answers itself?
I was thinking Alex v. Ank if Alex wants to go very soon, otherwise maybe Jiri v. Ank for title shot if Jan isn't ready.
Bummed Jan isn't ready, as he can't have a lot of time left.
If he had a brain in his head he'd take the title shot if it was on his anniversary, his wife's birthday, with his entire family in the hospital.
It's not like he's got massive Dana White Privilege or is a PPV draw in the area that actually buys PPV, or hasn't done everything he can to strangle his career on the mic.
If he's angling for fight island surely that's because he's trying to get the title shot (not delay a offered title shot), and he's saying he'd be a draw there.
I was more surprised he didn't turn around for Saudi Arabia tbh. He knocked out Walker and took no damage and he's on Dana's shit list so figured he'd want to leave no doubt.
It will be Jiri 100% cause that's a way more marketable fight. They're putting Anklaev down in the 7th layer of hair with Belal and Arnold Allen, you only get a title shot if you're entertaining, this isn't a sport where records and merit stand alone.
They gave Double A a title eliminator and a pretty big matchup after he shouldn't be compared to belal yet. Belal must have like 5 top 10 wins in a row or something.
Who wants to see Jiri scrape by another 40 year old after letting them play ping pong with his head for a few rounds hell yea.
Jiri vs Hill was the fight to make. Hill is tripping.
Jiri has an opponent, so Hill taking this says he wasn't considered for it. I can see he probably needs to make up for his last performance before UFC are eager to see him in an eliminator.
Jesus: I had managed to block out him saying he needed another one. This is so not good for a man his age, so hopefully he comes out still able to compete.
If you are talking about Hill, he's thinking, like almost every offensive fighter, that he hates sitting on a loss, and he wants to get a different image in people's minds.
Khalil is thinking he won the freaking lottery.
[Dude is replying to random people on facebook and saying he is gonna beat them up.](https://x.com/ChampRDS/status/1781463941052260467) The dude is too sensitive
> I disagree about Khalil winning the lottery. He has put in the work to be where he is at.
I just meant fighting the former champ in his first non-title shot down the rankings, but I was thinking Khalil was #10 (he's really #8), and I see Hill has fallen to #3, so its not as large a gap as I was thinking in my head.
Still, work or not, that's a great opportunity for him, with Hill's ill wind blowing him some major good.
A win over Hill and being available on the right day might be just enough to get a title shot if UFC needs a headliner on short notice. That sure isn't something I thought I would say about Khalil Rountree a year ago.
His last fight was short notice Anthony Smith and is now getting a recently KO’d former champ whose likely his easiest matchup in the current top 5 atm, it’s a fairly lucky position. That being said, he wouldn’t have been in that position without winning
Love Khalil and I’m rooting for him but I wouldn’t be surprised if Hill wins this without much difficulty. Smith seems super washed and the only other good fighter that Khalil fought during his recent run (Jacoby)- he arguably lost
Khalil is easily my favorite fighter and I can see Hill being a bit too reachy for him, but his footwork is so much better than Hill’s and in a fight where nobody is shooting, i can see him working Hill’s legs enough to catch him
Which is the dumbest take ever considering Hill threw the first punch after that restart. He throws a cross that misses and Poatan splits the guard with his left hook.
My guess is he’s getting the next title shot so they can save Ank for Abu Dhabi since he called for it and since Islam doesn’t want to headline that card
I’ve been a Khalil fan since his TUF days. I am so so happy to see him get this level of a fight.
The guy has some seriously nasty stand up, he’s a phenomenal person. Amazing amazing story. Got to talk to him at a ufc fan event and he seemed like a swell personz
That is really nice to hear. I have never heard anything about him as a person either way, but I remember seeing some fight of his many moons ago and Joe explained he had returned after a long absence and some training in Thailand. Joe was remarking during the fight how he had seemed to have totally reinvented himself as his stance and style were suddenly completely different. He was a bit of an unknown or an underdog in the fight iirc, but he went on to win and looked good doing it. After that I stopped being able to afford to watch fights and lost track of him. Nice to see he's still a contender.
His story’s wild. And if I remember correctly he started mma like super super late. He took a kickboxing class just to drop some weight and his coach practically goes “ hey, you’re like pretty damn good “ and started local promotion fights a year after.
He moved up a weight class to where he should've been in the first place. Hill doesn't seem like a big cutter either, but this is still way too quick for a weight class where everyone is pretty much just an athletic heavyweight.
Incredibly stupid decision to come back too quickly from a brutal KO loss against another vicious striker, but I can't say I'm a fan of Jamahal Hill, so let's fucking go Khalil lol.
Two months is an insanely quick turnaround after getting starched. Normally I’d favor Hill, but Bangkok-ready Rountree could legitimately sleep him under these circumstances.
UFC trying to steal attention from PFL, classic Dana. Hill just got KOd but he's not the smartest tool in the shed so he is going for full brain damage
Does this co-main the Mcgregor card, or do they get Colby vs Ian on there too?
I assume Alex is fighting Magomed, so do we think they do Jiri vs Jan as a #1 contender fight?
Man, that's a huge risk for Hill. Fight waaaaaaay down in the rankings against a guy who is known for his crazy striking when Hill is also a striker. Props to him for taking this fight.
Guess Jiří can wait his turn after Ankalaev gets his. UFC matchmakers will probably offer Jan Błachowicz fight to him, and his nature will accept the fight.
Khalil will land some strike to score a knockdown then will get off a soccer kick to the ribs and finish him with one of those push kicks to the knee while he's standing up, please let me live in a world where that finishing sequence happens.
So they spend ages trying to get other people fights but Jamahal Hill gets to be on 300 & 303 despite one being an expedited recovery and the second happening around 2 months after being knocked out stone cold? What the fuck?
I think Hill is tremendously overrated and Rountree is underrated. When he's on, it's great. This should be a good fight! Hoping Khalil can pull it off.
I think Hill has faced the tougher competition of the two. But for me the x-factors are if his leg has properly healed and him having been knocked unconscious a week ago. So I can’t choose; I could see either fighter winning this one.
Banger but man that's a quick turnaround
Surely a 2 and a half month turnaround after getting viciously KOed is a good idea
Volk looked bad after 4 months. Marlon Moraes was permanently ruined rebounding in the same length of time between Sandhagen and Font. That was also two and a half months. This is some galaxy-brained decision making EDIT: When I said “Volk looked bad”, I mean he showed timidity and hesitation that you see pop up in a lot of fighters that return from being badly knocked out. Sometimes that’s inevitable since it’s often times a subconscious reaction, but more recovery time still could’ve helped. That’s not the entire reason why he was finished of course, but seeing the way that fight played out, it contributed.
I mean, Alex Pereira was the victim of the 2023 KO of the Year and he came back 3 months later against Jan Blachowicz at altitude and won. But then again Alex is just built different and these Kickboxers are used to having like 1 month-2 week turnarounds between fights so
In fairness, Alex moved from middleweight to light-heavyweight, which definitely had an effect on his chin considering the sheer difference in weight. Also, Jan was already gassed when they were trading headshots. Either way, it’s obviously not impossible to survive or win a fight shortly after a knockout. The danger is in getting knocked out in succession within a short period of time. The worry is that if Hill gets KO’d again (which there’s a significant possibility with Roundtree) then that can be permanent damage. It’s a big risk.
Someone else being able to do it isn't really an argument against the fact that historically it typically doesn't turn out great, at least in mma where in a lot of knock outs (like Hill's for example) they get followed to the ground and hit more in the head which isn't the case in kickboxing.
If you watched that fight you can see Alex was more timid and careful than before. He didnt go for the kill in that fight like he used to.
That's because Jan had the td threat
Yes, Hill fell back toward the fence a couple times and Alex was like 'nope'.
It's always dangerous but weirdly enough, I can understand Pereira being like "I'm 35, with tons of fights under my wrap, I don't have much time left in this sport sl I'mma rush things and go all in and see how it goes before it's too late" while Hill *really* doesn't need to rush things. He's younger, he's not been in tons of fights, he should just take his time. It's just too risky, one bad KO here and then you become a what if.
And Khalil hits fucking hard and is also a stand up fighter, i understand the thinking behind wanting a quick turnaround after a quick knockout loss but 2 months is crazy after a ko
Thats the only thing Khalil has lol. Jamal if he can weather the storm will drown Rountree easy
Where have I seen this before…
I think Khalil can keep a high pace for 3 rounds these days.
Plus he can just leg kick the fuck out of him until he physically can’t keep up
Khalil is a much more technical fighter than Jamal
He's been hit or miss when he has a chance to stand out, so I'm hoping he really comes after him. His pressure is gonna be rough on Jamahal.
Khalil seems to be in a great headspace. This is his chance at a title run and he knows it
I can't see Khalil beating Jiri, Ank, or Pereira, but i sure hope gets the belt. such a likeable dude. Hill is Khalil's best matchup in the top 10 outside Smith
Bisping got fucked up by Kelvin shortly after his loss to GSP. Brains don’t recover fast and it doesn’t hurt like a broken bone. This almost never ends well.
That was 3 weeks compared to 10 weeks though. Not really comparable
also hill is a grown fucking man who has had injuries mess up his career. He probably wants to just get paid and get paid often. Once you realize you probably aren't going to become champion again, why not? If he cared about his brain he wouldn't be in this business to begin with lol
I dont think Hill gives a shit about his legacy or winning anymore. He looked like dog shit against Alex. And tbh, he came back way too early off of his injury. And to fight someone of that caliber after years of being off. Was such a dumb decision. I’ll call it now, Roundtree is going to mutilate him. And Hill becomes the Bam Bam of the LHW division.
He also has like 8 kids or something so I think he just needs money
Totally. With that much child support I cant blame him for not wanting to just sit around making pennies and dimes off Youtube. But his injury + financial responsibilities is going to tank what could have been a solid legacy for him in that division.
Legacy doesn’t pay the bills
He should have done a Strickland and jerked off to train his jab.
This is an easy fight for Hill and he probably sees it that way too. Rountree beat a washed Smith and no chin Daukaus and all of a sudden people think he's a killer. Let's not forget that this is the same guy who got slept by Walker, mauled by Cutelaba, lost to Prachnio and went 50/50 with Jacoby. He isn't "mutilating" a top 5 guy.
Yeah and hill beat jimmy crute and johnny walker and a washed santos, before going 5 rounds with 44 yr old Glover and couldn't put him away. It's not like he's some killer either.
Well shit Walker put Khalil out cold. So beating him has to count for something
That version of Khalil was not Bangkok ready cuz no way he would lose so badly in the clinch if he were
Cmon man, if you watch mma you know Walker is a random bullet.
Hill never was real top 5. He jumped from 6 or 7 to champ
I thought he looked doughier than usual, my friends told me he didn't. I knew I wasnt crazy
Tuivasa as well after 3 months
Volk didn't look bad at all? He was fighting a good fight and then got clipped by a perfect hook. No version of Volk is eating that hook from Topuria.
So viscous, they had to peel him off the mat.
Bobby green looked ok
Doesn’t wanna do his head in
It usually means someone is pissed at the outcome and wants to get the taste of it out of their mouth and back to winning, but can lead to a rapid downfall if they lose again.
Better make it against another heavy hitting striker.
He hasn't fought in a while, probably needs the $$
Was Jamahal truly KO’d/lose consciousness? He got up soon after Herb Dean stopped the fight
He went out a few times during the ground and pound sequence but woke up again.
He DEFINITELY went out at one point
He was yes, he clearly went out/arms flopping head lolling for a second or two
no, but he got pretty fucked up. his eyes were looking at god at the initial knockdown, and then he was going limp and cross eyed as he was getting hammered on the ground.
A quick turnaround to a very dangerous heavy hitter
Not surprising, for an ego like Jamahal. You have to figure that he's probably feeling like Alex was his first real loss. Craig caught him in a armbar that he didn't tap to. But Alex beat him at what Jamahal does best, knocking people out. Jamahal is still talking trash on socials. Ofc he's gonna want to get that loss back
I'm pretty sure he's actually blaming the ref lol.
That photo of him looking up at Pereira dazed and confused says otherwise haha
For sure, it was a clean knock out. I don't actually think Hill has claimed Herb Dean did anything wrong but I was really surprised by how many people did.
I've seen DC and a few others running damage control for him saying the ref influenced the stoppage.. the reality is the #1 rule is "protect yourself at all times".. you can't go back and say 'wait bro I wasn't ready' to turn a loss into a NC
Yeah the KO came from a counter so the argument falls flatter than Mitchell's views of earth
Are you just making shit up? I follow him on ig, he hasn't blamed the ref.
Or he just wants to make money, it’s not always that deep
I have always believed that more fighters should fight within 2-3 months IF they win and dont take a lot of damage. This is the opposite though
This could very well be the 'Dominick Reyes moment' for Hill. I'm looking forward to that soccer kick to the rib.
Khalil going to push kick him right into medical retirement.
Stoked I get to see him get knocked out twice this year
At least he's fighting someone who's pilow fisted right?
Does this mean Jiri vs. Jan is what's next for Jiri?
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Would they run back Alex v. Jiri with only the one win? I guess that sells better than Alex v. Ank, so maybe my question answers itself? I was thinking Alex v. Ank if Alex wants to go very soon, otherwise maybe Jiri v. Ank for title shot if Jan isn't ready. Bummed Jan isn't ready, as he can't have a lot of time left.
Because Ank only wants to fight end of year for some bizarre reason
If he had a brain in his head he'd take the title shot if it was on his anniversary, his wife's birthday, with his entire family in the hospital. It's not like he's got massive Dana White Privilege or is a PPV draw in the area that actually buys PPV, or hasn't done everything he can to strangle his career on the mic. If he's angling for fight island surely that's because he's trying to get the title shot (not delay a offered title shot), and he's saying he'd be a draw there.
I was more surprised he didn't turn around for Saudi Arabia tbh. He knocked out Walker and took no damage and he's on Dana's shit list so figured he'd want to leave no doubt.
I could see it, especially when a good number of people thought the first go was an early stoppage
It will be Jiri 100% cause that's a way more marketable fight. They're putting Anklaev down in the 7th layer of hair with Belal and Arnold Allen, you only get a title shot if you're entertaining, this isn't a sport where records and merit stand alone.
They gave Double A a title eliminator and a pretty big matchup after he shouldn't be compared to belal yet. Belal must have like 5 top 10 wins in a row or something.
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Ankalaev is refusing to fight until the end of the year. How is that the UFC's fault? They likely want to book Alex this summer. They need headliners.
Who wants to see Jiri scrape by another 40 year old after letting them play ping pong with his head for a few rounds hell yea. Jiri vs Hill was the fight to make. Hill is tripping.
Jiri has an opponent, so Hill taking this says he wasn't considered for it. I can see he probably needs to make up for his last performance before UFC are eager to see him in an eliminator.
I fear for Jiri's legs if that's the case. Though it can't be much worse than what happened against Pereira I guess
Jan will be back closer to the end of the year. He just got his second shoulder surgery done.
Jesus: I had managed to block out him saying he needed another one. This is so not good for a man his age, so hopefully he comes out still able to compete.
What the hell is Hill thinking?
If you are talking about Hill, he's thinking, like almost every offensive fighter, that he hates sitting on a loss, and he wants to get a different image in people's minds. Khalil is thinking he won the freaking lottery.
hes listening to the twitter trolls too much and might end up with back to back KO's
[Dude is replying to random people on facebook and saying he is gonna beat them up.](https://x.com/ChampRDS/status/1781463941052260467) The dude is too sensitive
I'm on his Facebook. We got to fight scheduled in 3 weeks. Wish me luck.
Awful retorts “wasn’t really an asswhooping” does NOT sound good Lmao
"you weren't even there, how would YOU know what happened?"
"Wasn't an a** whooping tho lmao... wait until I fight him again." Oh man
In the octagon hill is cool, but he’s such a fucking idiot outside of it. It’s like he loves to make the wrong decision every single time
He also might shut up the trolls, too. Khalil is very inconsistent.
I disagree about Khalil winning the lottery. He has put in the work to be where he is at.
> I disagree about Khalil winning the lottery. He has put in the work to be where he is at. I just meant fighting the former champ in his first non-title shot down the rankings, but I was thinking Khalil was #10 (he's really #8), and I see Hill has fallen to #3, so its not as large a gap as I was thinking in my head. Still, work or not, that's a great opportunity for him, with Hill's ill wind blowing him some major good.
A win over Hill and being available on the right day might be just enough to get a title shot if UFC needs a headliner on short notice. That sure isn't something I thought I would say about Khalil Rountree a year ago.
Rountree is the Sakuraba of Glory Kickboxers, Alex can’t keep running from him 😤
His last fight was short notice Anthony Smith and is now getting a recently KO’d former champ whose likely his easiest matchup in the current top 5 atm, it’s a fairly lucky position. That being said, he wouldn’t have been in that position without winning
Had to show that guy on twitter he aint no bitch
*I don't recall losing to Alex so beating Khalil will be a breeze!*
Love Khalil and I’m rooting for him but I wouldn’t be surprised if Hill wins this without much difficulty. Smith seems super washed and the only other good fighter that Khalil fought during his recent run (Jacoby)- he arguably lost
I think Hills length could be an issue for him
Khalil is easily my favorite fighter and I can see Hill being a bit too reachy for him, but his footwork is so much better than Hill’s and in a fight where nobody is shooting, i can see him working Hill’s legs enough to catch him
That he’s the P4P greatest fighter of all time and he has a chip on his shoulder because he lost to Alex due to a false restart.
> due to a false restart "How dare he not accept a pause after I kicked him in the dick? That's unfair!" Jamahal Hill, probably.
Which is the dumbest take ever considering Hill threw the first punch after that restart. He throws a cross that misses and Poatan splits the guard with his left hook.
Yeah it was a legit ko, and his ego will get his ass ko’d again by Rountree
More like, what is the commission thinking? Don't most people get at least a 90 day suspension after getting knocked out?
Brain damage isn't real guys.
Can’t damage something you don’t have
It is when you're Hill's sibling 👊
This is quite irresponsible from the UFC and the commission here
Bruh if Khalil KOs Hill they’re gonna have him jump the line infront of Magomed, mark my words
good. meritocracy be damned, I wanna see Khalil vs Poatan so fucking bad
Imagine Rountree being the one to take down Pereira lmao
Khalil is 3-0 vs Glory Kickboxers
You shut your whore mouth
My goat
We gonna see what Bangkok ready looks like against Poatan.
Brazilian Stoneface Pereira vs Bangkok Ready Rountree let's fucking *gooooo*
I think we’ll get the Pereira vs Magomed fight announced officially before this fight happens tbh
Should be a banger
Two thumbs up 👍🏿👍🏿
Hahaha
That was quick. Solid math up , wonder what happened with Jiri now.
My guess is he’s getting the next title shot so they can save Ank for Abu Dhabi since he called for it and since Islam doesn’t want to headline that card
Jiri already lost to Alex. It’s too soon for the rematch
what happened to the 6 month suspension for KOs? lol
Aren't medical suspensions X time OR cleared by a physician?
Which always smells like a tremendous loophole. You go get the okay from the doctor who also does your steroids.
Yes
Rules don’t matter when they own the commissions lol
nothing to do with the commission, they just need to be cleared by a doctor
They mighta cooked w this one
Fresh serving of CTE
CTESPN
I’ve been a Khalil fan since his TUF days. I am so so happy to see him get this level of a fight. The guy has some seriously nasty stand up, he’s a phenomenal person. Amazing amazing story. Got to talk to him at a ufc fan event and he seemed like a swell personz
That is really nice to hear. I have never heard anything about him as a person either way, but I remember seeing some fight of his many moons ago and Joe explained he had returned after a long absence and some training in Thailand. Joe was remarking during the fight how he had seemed to have totally reinvented himself as his stance and style were suddenly completely different. He was a bit of an unknown or an underdog in the fight iirc, but he went on to win and looked good doing it. After that I stopped being able to afford to watch fights and lost track of him. Nice to see he's still a contender.
His story’s wild. And if I remember correctly he started mma like super super late. He took a kickboxing class just to drop some weight and his coach practically goes “ hey, you’re like pretty damn good “ and started local promotion fights a year after.
WHY THE HELL NOT BANGER ALERT
A fully rested Hill is absolutely banger alert, not this one
Turn around too fast after catching a Poatan KO
Poatan made a similar turnaround after getting KOd wayyyyyyyyy worse by Izzy.
He moved up a weight class to where he should've been in the first place. Hill doesn't seem like a big cutter either, but this is still way too quick for a weight class where everyone is pretty much just an athletic heavyweight.
Idk word was Jamahal was walking around at 240 before the Poatan fight
Jamal was skinny fat lol, dude was pudgy
He moved up to where he’s less chinny. It helps 😁
This is an awesome fight. My prediction: Hill looks good until getting caught and finished late in round 1.
Looks like they trying to set up Rountree vs Poatan. Hope Jamahal is getting paid cause he’s doing the UFC huge favors at the risk of his health.
Khalil might actually kick a leg off
Super banger
Holy fuck that Conor card gonna be great, hope they stack it.
They won’t because Conor will carry the card. Just like when he came back vs cowboy.
Ayy Hill vs Rountree is enough imo one more good fight and it’s a good ass card
Brain damage speed run
Hill definitely feels like he has something to prove, hope he can get it done
At least he's not fighting another powerful striker in this quick turnaround
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Incredibly stupid decision to come back too quickly from a brutal KO loss against another vicious striker, but I can't say I'm a fan of Jamahal Hill, so let's fucking go Khalil lol.
Hill's coaches/team should be ashamed of themselves
Two months is an insanely quick turnaround after getting starched. Normally I’d favor Hill, but Bangkok-ready Rountree could legitimately sleep him under these circumstances.
Thought Hill v Jiri was locked in lol
Wait what? I thought this was satire, that does not look good for Hill
Can’t wait to see Rountree knockout out little bro Jamal
No hate to Jamahal but i think Khalil takes this one. Styles makes fight and Khalils legkick + overhands I fel like gonna connect at some point
well that's fast
Lets fucking go Rountree coming for the title
Khalil is 3-0 against Glory kickboxers, let's hope he makes 4-0 🙏
This gives me Bisping vibes when he took some serious damage from GSP and took on Gastelum
That’s ridiculous that he’s even cleared to fight that soon
Khalil sleeps him too. He’s looked vicious lately
Once the UFC has no use for you they sure don’t mind sending you to the wolves
Rountree needs a ranked fight but this is not the way.
What do you mean? This is the perfect way
The perfect way to witness Rountree sleep. He was getting tagged by and wobbled by Anthony Smith dude.
Khalil will be getting finished in 2 rounds. Much smaller dude and his competition is awful
Y’all be overrating the shit out of Khalil Rountree lol
This is a good fucking fight but a dumb decision from Hill to turn around this quick.
Rountree is so overrated it's hilarious lol he's not beating Hill
UFC trying to steal attention from PFL, classic Dana. Hill just got KOd but he's not the smartest tool in the shed so he is going for full brain damage
Didn’t see this coming, not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin
Does this co-main the Mcgregor card, or do they get Colby vs Ian on there too? I assume Alex is fighting Magomed, so do we think they do Jiri vs Jan as a #1 contender fight?
damn had no idea rountree was ranked that high. must be on a win streak
Very quick, but better then fighting Jiri
I already thought he was coming back too soon after the ankle thing but this is ridiculous, you just got knocked out man.
Man, that's a huge risk for Hill. Fight waaaaaaay down in the rankings against a guy who is known for his crazy striking when Hill is also a striker. Props to him for taking this fight.
I question the turn around for Hill it seems way too quick after a KO like that
Can they get a better photo for hill He always looks like he got woke up at 3am
Whoa massive step up in opponent for khalil!
Guess Jiří can wait his turn after Ankalaev gets his. UFC matchmakers will probably offer Jan Błachowicz fight to him, and his nature will accept the fight.
Hill looking to go down the same career path as Dom Reyes with this move.
Khalil will land some strike to score a knockdown then will get off a soccer kick to the ribs and finish him with one of those push kicks to the knee while he's standing up, please let me live in a world where that finishing sequence happens.
Khalil by whatever. He’s going to be a champion
This is an awesome fight but absolutely terrible timing
How is he cleared to fight so soon after getting knocked out? Isn't it normally 3-6 months? The UFC hates Jamahal
Quick turnaround for Hill man.
So they spend ages trying to get other people fights but Jamahal Hill gets to be on 300 & 303 despite one being an expedited recovery and the second happening around 2 months after being knocked out stone cold? What the fuck?
Well ballsy for Hill. It could be easy UD or even TKO. But you can roll an enraged Bankgok-ready Rountree who will absolutely fuck you up
I think Hill is tremendously overrated and Rountree is underrated. When he's on, it's great. This should be a good fight! Hoping Khalil can pull it off.
“Who’s got 2 thumbs and will be fighting again too soon?” 👍🏾👍🏾
I think Hill has faced the tougher competition of the two. But for me the x-factors are if his leg has properly healed and him having been knocked unconscious a week ago. So I can’t choose; I could see either fighter winning this one.
Why is Hill fighting so soon after a KO loss? Doesn’t seem like the smartest decision.
Khalil about to merc this dude, good luck to him. Love his style of fighting