US EditionKhalil Rountree Jr. reacts to Jamahal Hill injury, cancellation of #UFCKansasCity main event
- Khalil Rountree Jr. Was supposed to fight Jamahal Hill at a UFC event, but Hill suffered an injury, leading to the cancellation of the match.
- Rountree Jr. Expressed disappointment, stating, "I feel bad for the fans who may have already made travel arrangements to watch my fight in Kansas City."
- The new main event will feature Ian Machado Garry against Carlos Prates, as confirmed by UFC president Dana White on April 1.
- Machado Garry will enter the fight as the No. 7-ranked welterweight, while Prates is ranked No. 13 in the division.
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Khalil Rountree Jr. reacts to Jamahal Hill injury, cancellation of #UFCKansasCity main event
Khalil Rountree Jr. was set to headliner the upcoming UFC event in Kansas City, Mo., but his former champion opponent suffered an injury. The fight was set to close the show at UFC on ESPN 66 at T-Mobile Center on April 26, but now, Rountree Jr. (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) is left without an opponent due to Jamahal Hill suffering an undisclosed injury. The new main event of the card will be a welterweight showdown between Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Pr…
Ian Machado Garry accepts short notice Prates bout
Ian Machado Garry is returning to the UFC cage sooner than he might have imagined. As part of a rake of fight announcements released on Tuesday, it was confirmed by the UFC that Ian Machado Garry will fight the surging welterweight contender Carlos Prates in the UFC Kansas City main event — a bout which will serve as the replacement to the recently cancelled original headliner between light heavyweights Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree. Garry r…
Khalil Rountree Jr. Disappointed After Jamahal Hill Fight Cancellation
Khalil Rountree Jr. reacts to Jamahal Hill's injury, canceling their UFC Kansas City fight. Get the latest on the main event change and Rountree's future. The post Khalil Rountree Jr. Disappointed After Jamahal Hill Fight Cancellation first appeared on MMA UK.
Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates headlines UFC Kansas City
The April 26th UFC event in Kansas City just got a new main event.Welterweight contender Ian Machado Garry takes on the red hot Carlos Prates in the new headliner. Former light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill was originally slate to face Khalil Rountree Jr. in the fight card's featured fight but Hill was forced out of the bout due to injury. The fight promotion announced the news on Tuesday.Machado Garry (15-1) suffered his first career loss i…
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