Jan Blachowicz baffled by Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree fight: 'Why they don't ask me about this?' #UFC307

Jan Blachowicz baffled by Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree fight: 'Why they don't ask me about this?' #UFC307

Jan Blachowicz believes the UFC is giving Alex Pereira preferential treatment. Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) defends his light heavyweight title against Khalil Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC)  in the UFC 307 main event Oct. 5 in Salt Lake City, a fight announcement that caught many off guard. Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC), who arguably gave Pereira his toughest test at 205 pounds when he lost a split decision at UFC 291, wants to know why he w…

Jan Blachowicz doesn't understand why he didn't get title shot against Alex Pereira: "No one asked me"

Jan Blachowicz doesn't understand why the UFC didn't ask him to fight Alex Pereira at UFC 307, as he is frustrated by that.

UFC didn't book Alex Pereira vs. Jan Blachowicz rematch because Pereira ‘going to lose, 100 percent’

Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Casual UFC fans, the ones who buy tickets and actually pay for their pay-per-view (PPV) streams, love highlight-reel finishes — particularly knockouts. And as we saw against Jamahal Hill (UFC 300) and Jiri Prochazka (UFC 303), reigning light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, is one of the best in the business when it comes to switching off the lights. Perhaps that’s why matchmakers are working o…

Khalil Rountree Jr. says critics of Alex Pereira fight are not ‘true fans’: ‘It’s going to be exciting from start to finish’

Khalil Rountree Jr. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Khalil Rountree Jr. won’t apologize for taking advantage of an opportunity. UFC CEO Dana White recently announced that Rountree will challenge Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City. The matchup was highly unexpected as Rountree is still under suspension for accidentally ingesting a banned substance. Speaking with MMA Fighting this week, …