UFC Light Heavyweight Khalil Rountree Says He’s Retiring After Next Fight

Khalil Rountree is walking away from mixed martial arts competition. Rountree said he has his next fight signed, but details are scarce. One thing is apparent and that is Rountree plans to retire after that bout. Here’s what he posted through Ins…

Khalil Rountree is walking away from mixed martial arts competition. Rountree said he has his next fight signed, but details are scarce. One thing is apparent and that is Rountree plans to retire after that bout. Here’s what he posted through Instagram Stories. “My next fight will be my last. So be sure to watch. […]

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Khalil Rountree Announces His Next Fight Will Be His Last

Khalil Rountree is seemingly fighting his last fight. The UFC light heavyweight recently posted on social media that his next fight will be his last as he appears to be retiring: “My next fight will be my last. So be sure to watch. Date announced soon,” he wrote in an Instagram story. Rountree has had […]

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Khalil Rountree is seemingly fighting his last fight.

The UFC light heavyweight recently posted on social media that his next fight will be his last as he appears to be retiring:

“My next fight will be my last. So be sure to watch. Date announced soon,” he wrote in an Instagram story.

Rountree has had a mixed bag of results in recent years. Last year, he knocked out Gokhan Saki in a huge upset at UFC 226. However, he would quickly get knocked out himself when he faced rising star Johnny Walker at UFC Buenos Aires.

Rountree would return with a bang as he outclassed Eryk Anders with multiple knockdowns on his way to a unanimous decision win earlier this year at UFC 236.

However, he would alternate between wins and losses again following a TKO defeat to Ion Cutelaba at UFC Copenhagen in September.

It appears that loss might have affected Rountree more than ever if he really is only going to compete one more time in the Octagon.

There are no further details about his next fight but stay tuned as LowKickMMA will post any updates regarding Rountree’s last outing.

What do you make of Rountree seemingly retiring after one more fight?

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Ion Cutelaba Lands Brutal Ground And Pound On Khalil Rountree – UFC Copenhagen Highlights

Ion Cutelaba backed up his pre-fight antics with a dominant win over Khalil Rountree at UFC Copenhagen. Rountree was fresh off a dominant win over Eryk Anders but that didn’t matter to Cutelaba who took him down multiple times. “The Hulk” connected with a number of elbows that opened up Rountree before landing brutal ground […]

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Ion Cutelaba backed up his pre-fight antics with a dominant win over Khalil Rountree at UFC Copenhagen.

Rountree was fresh off a dominant win over Eryk Anders but that didn’t matter to Cutelaba who took him down multiple times.

“The Hulk” connected with a number of elbows that opened up Rountree before landing brutal ground and pound until the referee called an end to the bout. That makes it three wins in his last four outings for Cutelaba.

You can watch the finish below:

What did you think of Cutelaba’s performance? Who do you want to see him face next?

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Ion Cutelaba Finishes Khalil Rountree In First Round – UFC Copenhagen Results

Next up on the UFC Copenhagen main card is another light heavyweight bout as Ion Cutelaba collides with Khalil Rountree. Round 1: Rountree lands a huge body kick but is taken down multiple times by Cutelaba. Rountree gets up and separates the two with an elbow that connects. Cutelaba takes him down again and lands […]

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Next up on the UFC Copenhagen main card is another light heavyweight bout as Ion Cutelaba collides with Khalil Rountree.

Round 1: Rountree lands a huge body kick but is taken down multiple times by Cutelaba. Rountree gets up and separates the two with an elbow that connects. Cutelaba takes him down again and lands multiple elbows. Rountree gets up again but is taken down by Cutelaba who lands brutal ground and pound to get the first-round finish.

Official Result: Ion Cutelaba defeats Khalil Rountree via first-round TKO (2:35).

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Ion Cutelaba vs. Khalil Rountree Added To UFC Copenhagen

The UFC’s debut event in Copenhagen will entertain what promises to be a barnburner of a light heavyweight contest between Ion Cutelaba and Khalil Rountree. The bout was officially announced by the promotion on Friday. Cutelaba is coming off a submission defeat to former title challenger Glover Teixiera, but had previously won three of his […]

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The UFC’s debut event in Copenhagen will entertain what promises to be a barnburner of a light heavyweight contest between Ion Cutelaba and Khalil Rountree.

The bout was officially announced by the promotion on Friday.

Cutelaba is coming off a submission defeat to former title challenger Glover Teixiera, but had previously won three of his last four.

As for Rountree, he most recently enjoyed arguably his most impressive win after dominating Eryk Anders via unanimous decision at UFC 236. The victory came following a knockout defeat to Johnny Walker last year. Before that, “The War Horse” notably knocked out Gokhan Saki.

Also announced earlier in the day was a women’s bantamweight matchup between Macy Chiasson and Lina Lansberg.

The card as it stands has three official bouts:

  • Thiago Alves vs. Gunnar Nelson
  • Macy Chiasson vs. Lina Lansberg
  • Ion Cutelaba vs. Khalil Rountree

UFC Copenhagen takes place at Royal Arena on September 28 and will be streamed on ESPN+. There is no headliner as of now, but it is expected to be a middleweight contest between Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier.

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UFC 236 Results: Khalil Rountree Batters Eryk Anders

A light heavyweight match up that is sure to entertain will unfold next at UFC 2236 as Eryk Anders and Khalil Rountree meet in the center of the Octagon. As always, Lowkickmma will have you covered with all the results from UFC 236 as they happen. Anders (11-3) is a fighter’s fighter. “Ya Boy” will […]

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A light heavyweight match up that is sure to entertain will unfold next at UFC 2236 as Eryk Anders and Khalil Rountree meet in the center of the Octagon.

As always, Lowkickmma will have you covered with all the results from UFC 236 as they happen.

Anders (11-3) is a fighter’s fighter. “Ya Boy” will take a fight in either the middleweight division or the light heavyweight division like he is doing on Saturday night. Eight of Ander’s wins have come via stoppage.

As for Rountree (7-3), “The War Horse” has had an up-and-down UFC career. The TUF season three vet has won four of his last five fights. His only blemish in that stretch was to rising Brazilian fighter Johnny Walker.

Round One

Anders moves forward. Rountree has a noticeable Thai stance. He throws a light leg kick. Anders looks a bit confused here early on. Rountree blasts a hard leg kick, then another. He cracks Anders with a right, then a body kick. Rountree is smashing Anders lead leg with kicks. Anders has yet to land a strike, less than two minutes to go in round one. Again, Rountree slams a leg kick home, then again. Anders is in a bad way. He throws a spinning elbow, but Rountree smashes two more leg kicks into his leg. The round ends.

Round Two

Rountree moves forward with a blitz. He drops Anders with a straight left hand. He throws a hammer fist and dives in. He lets him back up. Anders can hardly stand. Roundtree lands a left hook and a kick. Anders falls. Rountree toys with him, then he lets him up. Rountree lands a right hand then a knee to the body. Anders tries to answer but Rountree drops him with a left hand. Anders gets up as Rountree lets him up. Anders eats a body kick. Rountree floors Anders with a right hook. He stands over Anders and lets him up. Rountree moves in with a one-two. The horn sounds.

Round Three

The fighters touch gloves. Rountree moves up and down looking for an opening. He lands a hard leg kick. Anders fires a straight left hand. Rountree lunges in with a right hand, then a left. Anders fires a left hand. Rountree goes back to the leg kicks. He blasts a couple hard kicks for good measure. Anders wings a left hand. Less than two minutes to go in the fight. Rountree throws a push kick, Anders throws a lazy high kick. Rountree throws a high-low-high combo.

Khalil Rountree defeats Eryk Anders via unanimous decision (30-26×3)

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