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Khalil Rountree Stuns Gokhan Saki With First-Round KO

Khalil Rountree STUNS Gokhan Saki with first-round KO at #UFC226:

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Gokhan Saki has been stunned by Khalil Rountree.

Light heavyweight action opened up the main card of UFC 226. Saki and Rountree traded leather inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was just the third professional mixed martial arts bout in Saki’s career, but he is renowned for his kickboxing.

The tables have turned.

Saki opened up with a leg kick. He went high with a kick, but it was blocked. Rountree threw a heavy right hand, which was blocked. A massive left hand dropped Saki. Rountree finished it off with ground-and-pound. Stunning. The finish is the most surprising part of this fight, as Saki is a former Glory kickboxing light heavyweight champion. Clearly, that didn’t deter Rountree.

Final Result: Khalil Rountree def. Gokhan Saki via KO (strikes) – R1, 1:36

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UFC 226’s Gokhan Saki: Khalil Rountree Brings Nothing to The Table

Gokhan Saki believes he will overwhelm Khalil Rountree at UFC 226. Saki and Rountree will do battle inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada this Saturday night (July 7). The light heavyweight scrap will serve as the opening bout on the UFC 226 m…

Gokhan Saki believes he will overwhelm Khalil Rountree at UFC 226. Saki and Rountree will do battle inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada this Saturday night (July 7). The light heavyweight scrap will serve as the opening bout on the UFC 226 main card. This will be Saki’s second bout in the UFC […]

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Kickboxing Legend Gokhan Saki Booked For UFC 226

Gokhan Saki dazzled MMA fans with a stunning first-round knockout against Henrique da Silva in his UFC debut back in September. Saki’s incredible kickboxing background demonstrates a level of striking not commonly seen in the UFC, and thankfully his next opponent will oblige him in a stand-up scrap. Saki has been rebooked to fight Khalil […]

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Gokhan Saki dazzled MMA fans with a stunning first-round knockout against Henrique da Silva in his UFC debut back in September.

Saki’s incredible kickboxing background demonstrates a level of striking not commonly seen in the UFC, and thankfully his next opponent will oblige him in a stand-up scrap.

Saki has been rebooked to fight Khalil Rountree at UFC 226 after an injury forced Saki out of their original match-up at December 30’s UFC 219:

Saki obliterated da Silva in his promotional debut, but before that, he hadn’t fought in MMA since a 2004 loss. That makes it 13 years in between MMA bouts, yet Saki kept busy in kickboxing, winning the Glory light heavyweight title and tournament, as well as a runner-up in several K-1 tournaments.

Meanwhile, Rountree shook off a rough 0-2 start to his UFC career by scoring two brutal knockouts in a row. Rountree competed at UFC 219 and lost to Micha? Oleksiejczuk in Saki’s absence, however that loss was overturned to a no contest after Oleksiejczuk tested positive for a banned substance.

Rountree’s stand-up, striking-based style is exactly what Saki is looking for in an opponent, but will Saki’s kickboxing experience prove to be too much for Rountree?

UFC 226 takes place on July 7th in Las Vegas.

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UFC 219 Preliminary Card Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, December 30th, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC 219. Headlining the card are Holly Holm and Cris Cyborg, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card. Michal […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, December 30th, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC 219. Headlining the card are Holly Holm and Cris Cyborg, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Michal Oleksijczyk vs. Khalil Rountree in a light heavyweight closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1.

Myles Jury vs. Rick Glenn is next in a featherweight bout.

Marvin Vettori vs. Omari Akhmedov is next in a middleweight bout.

Louis Smolka vs. Matheus Nicolau in a flyweight bout opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts.

The only the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Tim Elliott vs. Mark De La Rosa in a flyweight bout. In round 1, Elliott doesn’t waste much time shooting after De La Rosa tries coming forward behind a 1-1-2. Elliott avoids the guillotine by passing to side. De La Rosa reclaims guard and shifts his hips for an armbar. Elliott is stacking him, stands, and tries slamming out. No good. Second slam works. De La Rosa shifts his hips again for armbar but Elliott feeds him a pair of hammerfists with out getting himself caught again. De La Rosa fights off the guillotine. Elliott briefly takes the back. De La Rosa briefly on top before Elliott scrambles back on top. In round 2, De La Rosa shoots and Elliott snares him in an anaconda right away. De La Rosa escapes, nearly gets put in a top-side crucifix. Elliott punching from guard now. Elliott with the D’Arce choke.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)

Light Heavyweight: Michal Oleksijczyk vs. Khalil Rountree

Featherweight: Myles Jury vs. Rick Glenn

Middleweight: Marvin Vettori vs. Omari Akhmedov

Flyweight: Louis Smolka vs. Matheus Nicolau

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/7:30 p.m. ET)

Flyweight: Tim Elliott def. Mark De La Rosa by submission (anaconda choke) at 1:41 of Round 2

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UFC 219: Khalil Rountree Receives New Opponent at UFC 219

Gokhan Saki has been forced out of UFC 219, leaving Khalil Rountree to take on Michal Oleksiejczuk. No reason was given by the promotion for the exit of Saki. Rountree, a former Ultimate Fighter runner-up, has won back-to-back fights over Daniel Jolly …

Gokhan Saki has been forced out of UFC 219, leaving Khalil Rountree to take on Michal Oleksiejczuk. No reason was given by the promotion for the exit of Saki. Rountree, a former Ultimate Fighter runner-up, has won back-to-back fights over Daniel Jolly and Paul Craig. Both victories came via finish in the first round. Oleksiejczuk […]

Gokhan Saki vs. Khalil Rountree Booked For UFC 219 on Dec. 30

Gokhan Saki has been booked for his second Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout. Saki will meet Khalil Rountree inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Dec. 30. The UFC made the announcement earlier today (Oct. 9). The light heavyweight tilt will be part of the UFC 219 card. Last month, Saki made his […]

Gokhan Saki has been booked for his second Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout. Saki will meet Khalil Rountree inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Dec. 30. The UFC made the announcement earlier today (Oct. 9). The light heavyweight tilt will be part of the UFC 219 card. Last month, Saki made his […]