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Khalil Rountree Jr. Swarms Karl Roberson For Nasty Finish – UFC Vegas 50 Highlights

Khalil Rountree Jr.Khalil Rountree patiently setup an eventual second round finish over Karl Roberson on the main card of UFC Vegas 50 tonight — landing his second straight stoppage victory via a brutal barrage at the Octagon fence. Routree Jr. — who entered the main card tangle off the back of a brutal leg kick knockout win […]

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Khalil Rountree patiently setup an eventual second round finish over Karl Roberson on the main card of UFC Vegas 50 tonight — landing his second straight stoppage victory via a brutal barrage at the Octagon fence.

Routree Jr. — who entered the main card tangle off the back of a brutal leg kick knockout win over former Cage Warriors light heavyweight champion, Modestas Bukauskas back in September.

Hunting and patiently waiting to set up strikes against Roberson for the majority of the opening round, Rountree Jr. started expertly in the second, dropping Roberson and then unleashing a nasty body kick as the former returned to his feet, before then landing subsequent strikes resulting in his seventh career knockout win.

Below, catch the highlights from Khalil Routree Jr.’s win over Karl Roberson

Valentina Shevchenko Claims Oblique Kick Should “Probably” Be Banned

Valentina Shevchenko has sided with a large portion of MMA fans who want the dangerous oblique kick to be banned from the sport. After an oblique kick cut Modestas Bukauskas’ night short and rounded off a solid performance for Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC Vegas 36, the majority of fans and pundits who follow mixed […]

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Valentina Shevchenko has sided with a large portion of MMA fans who want the dangerous oblique kick to be banned from the sport.

After an oblique kick cut Modestas Bukauskas’ night short and rounded off a solid performance for Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC Vegas 36, the majority of fans and pundits who follow mixed martial arts have debated whether the infamous technique should be banned.

Current and former fighters have had their say on the issue. Now, UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has weighed in with her opinion on the potentially devastating kick.

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While speaking to Fanatics View, Valentina Shevchenko shared her thoughts on the dangers the oblique kick brings.

“To the knee, it’s a very dangerous kick. Yeah, it’s a very bad kick because you have very bad injury from this kick,” described Shevchenko.

Despite agreeing with those who believe the kick shouldn’t be legal, the 33-year-old explained that competitors should prepare themselves when heading into fights.

“Probably yes [the kick should be banned]. But at the same time, you just have to be ready. You just have to prepare,” Valentina said. “You cannot ban all kicks, right? You cannot ban everything. It’s kind of like it’s mixed-martial-arts. It’s kind of allowed.”

Valentina then went into a little depth of how Rountree’s kick ended the fight the way it did.

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“It wasn’t a kick right to the knee. It was kick right to the thigh, a little bit higher than (the) knee. But then, the kick just slid down a little bit, and that’s why [it happened],” stated Shevchenko. “I think most fighters have to think about, it can happen and just start (training) for this, to be ready for this.”

Valentina Shevchenko puts her UFC gold on the line when she faces Lauren Murphy in the co-main event of UFC 266 on September 25.

Do you think the oblique kick should be banned?

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Marc Goddard Believes Oblique Kicks Aren’t A Problematic Tactic

Marc GoddardMarc Goddard is adamant that oblique kicks should continue to be a legal strike in MMA. The veteran MMA referee took to Twitter to give his stance on the oblique kicks future in the MMA. “I understand the aesthetic & why people have a hard time with it – but this is MMA & it’s […]

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Marc Goddard is adamant that oblique kicks should continue to be a legal strike in MMA.

The veteran MMA referee took to Twitter to give his stance on the oblique kicks future in the MMA.

“I understand the aesthetic & why people have a hard time with it – but this is MMA & it’s all dangerous! Heel hooks, knee bars, reaping etc all directly attack the knee. It’s never nice to see a fight end with injury but we need to get over what we are doing here!”

“It absolutely is an aesthetic! Of course the injury result from it can be catastrophic – but so is brain health, eyesight etc and these are ALL at risk,” Goddard added. “The statistics in which we see this technique employed are very low, even lower when looking at which ones end fights!”

Goddard believes that it is only the look of oblique kicks that make them so bad. Goddard has a point and it is relevant to the 12-6 elbows as well. Those elbows are illegal mostly because of how devastating and barbaric they look. Goddard proclaims that, like any move inside the octagon there is a counter for the oblique kick. Will the oblique kicks be a banned strike now because of how bad they look when being used? The most notorious fighter known for using them oblique kicks being Jon ‘Bones’ Jones.

The oblique kick has come under scrutiny after Khalil Rountree Jr.’s use of it in his win over Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Fight Night this past Saturday.

While many MMA fans and even fighters like Kelvin Gastelum believe they should be an illegal strike and no longer be able to use inside the octagon. Brodeskas took to social media to congratulate Rountree on his win, even still people are complaining about the strike that beat him.

The oblique kick like any other move inside the MMA is intended to harm the opponent and take him out of the fight. If the UFC bans the oblique kick, where does it stop?

Do you agree with Marc Goddard? Should the oblique kick remain legal?

Bukauskas & Rountree Both Discuss Controversial UFC Vegas 36 Bout

Modestas Bukauskas and Khalil Rountree Jr. have both discussed their recent bout, which ended with a nasty injury for the Lithuanian-British light heavyweight. The pair collided on the UFC Vegas 36 main card this past weekend. After dominating on the f…

Modestas Bukauskas and Khalil Rountree Jr. have both discussed their recent bout, which ended with a nasty injury for the Lithuanian-British light heavyweight. The pair collided on the UFC Vegas 36 main card this past weekend. After dominating on the feet throughout, and even breaking Bukauskas’ nose, Rountree ended the fight halfway through the second […]

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Fighters Call For Oblique Kick To Be Banned After Gruesome TKO At UFC Vegas 36

Oblique KickKhalil Rountree Jr. seems to have saved his UFC career with an impressive win last night. The light-heavyweight fighter was riding two losses into his bout with Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Vegas 36. Rountree dominated the fight from the first bell. The 31-year-old put the pressure on his opponent and landed often in the first […]

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Khalil Rountree Jr. seems to have saved his UFC career with an impressive win last night.

The light-heavyweight fighter was riding two losses into his bout with Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Vegas 36.

Rountree dominated the fight from the first bell. The 31-year-old put the pressure on his opponent and landed often in the first round. Bukauskas seemed to have weathered the early storm and was working his way back into the fight in round two before he suffered a gruesome TKO loss.

The Lithuanian-born Londoner ate a nasty oblique kick that twisted his knee in the wrong direction. Bukauskas fell to the mat with an audible scream of pain. Rountree walked away with his first UFC win since 2019.

Post-fight he took to social media to wish his opponent a speedy recovery. Meanwhile, other fighters reacted to the kick and some even called for it to be banned.

What do you think of oblique kicks? Should they be banned in MMA?

Khalil Rountree Jr. Stops Modestas Bukauskas With Oblique Kick – UFC Vegas 36 Highlights

Rountree Jr.UFC light heavyweight striker, Khalil Rountree Jr. is back in the winner’s enclosure following a two-fight skid — stopping former Cage Warriors kingpin, Modestas Bukauskas with a nasty second round technical knockout after landing a debilitating oblique kick on the main card of UFC Vegas 36. Exploding early and often in the opening round, an […]

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UFC light heavyweight striker, Khalil Rountree Jr. is back in the winner’s enclosure following a two-fight skid — stopping former Cage Warriors kingpin, Modestas Bukauskas with a nasty second round technical knockout after landing a debilitating oblique kick on the main card of UFC Vegas 36.

Exploding early and often in the opening round, an uber-aggressive, Rountree Jr. closed the distance on cue and appeared to have broken the nose of Bukauskas with his boxing before the close of the first frame.

Trudging through with nasty leg kicks to the thigh of Bukauskas, the 31-year-old Californian drew a massive reaction from the Lithuanian with an oblique kick to his left knee half way through the second round, as the latter immediately reverted to the Octagon canvas as referee, Herb Dean stopped the fight.

Below, catch the highlights from Rountree Jr.’s sixth knockout win.