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Khalil Rountree stops Chris Daukaus with massive first round KO in fourth straight win – UFC Vegas 78 Highlights

Khalil Rountree stops Chris Daukaus with stunning first round KO UFC Vegas 78Now comfortably riding a run of four consecutive victories, damaging light heavyweight contender, Khalil Rountree has landed yet another vicious knockout win — tonight defeating former heavyweight headliner, Chris Daukaus with a massive first round stoppage on the main card of UFC Vegas 78. Rountree, an alum of The Ultimate Fighter — entered tonight’s matchup […]

Khalil Rountree stops Chris Daukaus with stunning first round KO UFC Vegas 78

Now comfortably riding a run of four consecutive victories, damaging light heavyweight contender, Khalil Rountree has landed yet another vicious knockout win — tonight defeating former heavyweight headliner, Chris Daukaus with a massive first round stoppage on the main card of UFC Vegas 78.

Rountree, an alum of The Ultimate Fighter — entered tonight’s matchup with divisional newcomer, Daukaus off the back of a recent split decision win over recent UFC Nashville winner, Dustin Jacoby.

Prior to that, Rountree managed to secure consecutive finishes over both Modestas Bukauskas, and Karl Roberson with bruising TKO wins.

And calling for his first spot in a headlining clash inside the promotion off the back of tonight’s win, Rountree, who entered tonight’s main card clash as the number 13 ranked contender, managed to stop Daukaus inside the opening frame with a thunderous left hand straight — sending the Philadelphia native to the canvas in crashing fashion, before following up with a slew of devastating ground punches.

Below, catch the highlights from Khalil Rountree’s knockout win over Chris Daukaus

UFC Vegas 63 Octagon Interviews: Allen Calls For Interim Title Fight

UFC Vegas 63 wasn’t an especially stacked Fight Night card, and even the event’s back-and-forth bouts didn’t exactly provide a massive amount of action. The card did still feature a few notable individual performances, and MMA News ha…

UFC Vegas 63 wasn’t an especially stacked Fight Night card, and even the event’s back-and-forth bouts didn’t exactly provide a massive amount of action. The card did still feature a few notable individual performances, and MMA News has all of the most important quotes and callouts from the event’s post-fight interviews inside the Octagon. De…

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Khalil Rountree hands Dustin Jacoby close split decision loss in striking battle – UFC Vegas 63 Highlights

Khalil RountreeExtending his undefeated run to three straight fights, The Ultimate Fighter finalist, Khalil Rountree keeps it standing throughout his three round UFC Vegas 63 main card opener against GLORY Kickboxing alum, Dustin Jacoby — landing a close (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision victory. Rountree, who entered tonight’s outing against Jacoby off the back of a […]

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Extending his undefeated run to three straight fights, The Ultimate Fighter finalist, Khalil Rountree keeps it standing throughout his three round UFC Vegas 63 main card opener against GLORY Kickboxing alum, Dustin Jacoby — landing a close (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision victory.

Rountree, who entered tonight’s outing against Jacoby off the back of a pair of devastating victories over Karl Roberson, and Modestas Bukauskas — the second of which courtesy of a brutal leg stomp TKO win, earned his third consecutive victory with tonight’s win.

Electing to stand with kickboxing talent, Jacoby throughout tonight’s main card opener, Rountree managed to keep his energy reserve primed for a third round series of explosions landing the bigger shots compared to a peppering approach from the always-active Jacoby throughout the three round limit.

Following the victory, Rountree informed former UFC middleweight champion, Michael Bisping, and Dana White and UFC matchmakers that he would not be fighting again until EA Sports made a character of him in their UFC 4 video game.

Below, catch the highlights from Khalil Rountree’s close decision win over Dustin Jacoby

Sean Strickland Slams Khalil Rountree For Crying At UFC Vegas 50: ‘Gayest Sh*t I’ve Ever Seen’

Sean StricklandControversial UFC middleweight contender, Sean Strickland has hit out at light heavyweight striker, Khalil Rountree – claiming that the Los Angeles native, who detailed his mental health struggles through tears following his UFC Vegas 50 last weekend, was a “PC BETA male”. Strickland, a hugely outspoken figure on the promotion’s roster, has received mass criticism […]

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Controversial UFC middleweight contender, Sean Strickland has hit out at light heavyweight striker, Khalil Rountree – claiming that the Los Angeles native, who detailed his mental health struggles through tears following his UFC Vegas 50 last weekend, was a “PC BETA male”.

Strickland, a hugely outspoken figure on the promotion’s roster, has received mass criticism for comments throughout last year and this year, after he openly admitted that he had fantasised and dreamt about possibly killing one of his opponents inside the Octagon, and was battling urges to kill members of society throughout everyday life. 

Turning in his second straight victory at UFC Vegas 50 last weekend following a brutal leg kick finish over Modestas Bukauskas, the aforenoted, Rountree finished Karl Roberson in devastating fashion – dropping his opponent before following up with a soccer kick to the midsection and then further dropping him with subsequent strikes.

Following the victory, which earned Rountree major plaudits, the Californian, who has been open with his prior and present mental health struggles, was asked what advice he would offer to someone in a similar position, where he began to tear up in a public show of emotion. 

The UFC have yet to publicy comment on Sean Strickland’s recent controversial comments

Responding to Rountree’s outpouring of emotion and advice for people who are battling suicidal thoughts and depression, Strickland included footage of Rountree in an emotional state, claiming that the outpouring was the “gayest sh*t” he had ever witnessed.

“Gayest sh*t I’ve ever seen and I love bi women so I’ve seen a lot of gay…” Sean Strickland tweeted. “Yeah you’re really special, a special little snow flake… this man (Khalil Rountree) is the definition of a PC Beta male. You all would hate him…. seriously being in the same room as him makes me cringe.” 

Posting a follow-up video, Strickland claimed that Rountree “sucks” and that “nobody likes him”

“You guys have no concept of who this man (Khalil Rountree) is…. He sucks soo much…” Sean Strickland tweeted. “If you ever hung out with him for more than 60 seconds you would hate him… God he sucks.”

Song Yadong, Khalil Rountree Among Four UFC Vegas 50 Bonus Winners

UFC bantamweight prospect Song Yadong and light heavyweight Khalil Rountree earned $50k for their performances at UFC Vegas 50. Yadong seized his moment in the UFC Vegas 50 co-headliner against former title challenger Marlon Moraes, knocking him out with a vicious uppercut in the first round. He has now won three straight and appears to…

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UFC bantamweight prospect Song Yadong and light heavyweight Khalil Rountree earned $50k for their performances at UFC Vegas 50.

Yadong seized his moment in the UFC Vegas 50 co-headliner against former title challenger Marlon Moraes, knocking him out with a vicious uppercut in the first round. He has now won three straight and appears to be on the verge of a top 10 spot.

Check out Yadong’s violent knockout below.

Yadong is a protege of MMA legend Urijah Faber down at Team Alpha Male.

Yadong wasn’t the only one who shut the lights out on his opponent. Rountree overcame a slow start against Karl Roberson to blitz him with a barrage of strikes in Round 2.

Rountree landed a stiff body kick along with a series of hooks that sent Roberson collapsing to the canvas.

Rountree has now won back-to-back fights.

In one of the most miraculous in-fight comebacks in recent memory, UFC middleweight Cody Brundage survived a near TKO finish from Dalcha Lungiambula to choke him out with a guillotine. He sunk in the choke by allowing Lungiambula into his guard off of a takedown attempt.

The UFC Vegas 50 prelims began with a wild flying knee knockout by the undefeated Azamat Murzakanov against Tafon Nchukwi in his UFC debut.

Murzakanov is a former Dana White’s Contender Series standout and could be a light heavyweight to watch in 2022.

Yadong, Rountree, Brundage, and Murzakanov all cashed in a $50k post-fight bonus check and will look to continue their positive momentum later in 2022.

Who do you want to see Song Yadong fight next?

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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.

Khalil Rountree Jr scores the first oblique kick TKO in UFC history #shorts - YouTube

“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.

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