From an unknown boxer at UFC, Khalil Rountree has suddenly been lucky and reached for a year. Initially, the match between England and former champion Jamahal Hill constantly had to postpone. It accidentally helped Khalil Rountree to be struggled with Alex Pereira, in the context of Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka could not play.
1 year ago, at UFC 307, Khalil Rountree received a defeat against Alex Pereira. However, it was the Khalil Rountree match, especially in the first 2 rounds. It was the time when Khalil Rountree was even dominated by the champion at that time.
By the beginning of this year, Khalil Rountree continued to surprise when he won Jamahal Hill at the UFC Fight Night event in June. That is the condition for Khalil Rountree to be promoted for a challenge of struggle in the near future. His opponent this time was former champion Jira Prochazka.
Similar to Khalil Rountree, in his last match, Jira Prochazka won Jamahal Hill. With Prochaazka, it was the match that took place at the UFC 311 event in January 2025. Mr. Thang Knock-out of the technical in the third half, and received the title of Performance of the Night.
In the context of Khalil Rountree and Jira Prochazka will fight a challenge of struggle by 2026, Jamahal Hill fell into a decline. He lost the last 3 matches, and these were all big matches. The possibility of Hill returning in the near future is not high.