“Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree headlines Azerbaijan debut”
The UFC will contact down in Azerbaijan for the primary time this summer time, and its bringing a light-weight heavyweight contender principal occasion with it.
At UFC Struggle Night time on June 21 at Baku Crystal Corridor in Baku, prime 205-pound contenders Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree will meet in a five-round headliner, the promotion introduced Friday.
AZERBAIJAN, ARE YOU READY??@JamahalH vs Khalil Rountree Jr. headline the first-ever UFC Baku on June 21
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AZƏRBAYCAN, HAZIRSAN ?@JamahalH və Khalil Rountree Jr. 21 iyun tarixində baş tutacaq ilk UFC… pic.twitter.com/qwhW8YtXmF— UFC (@ufc) April 11, 2025
Each fighters look to bounce again from TKO losses.
A former UFC gentle heavyweight champion, Hill (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) by no means misplaced his title. He was compelled to vacate after an Achilles harm in a celeb basketball recreation, then returned and was knocked out by Alex Pereira within the UFC 300 headliner in April. He returned in January and was completed by Jiri Prochazka by way of TKO.
Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) fought Pereira at UFC 307 in August as a sizeable underdog. Regardless of the chances, Rountree fought valiantly and had his moments towards the champion. The battle was a grueling and violent affair. Rountree was completed in Spherical 4, however respect was heaped on him from each fringe of the fight sports activities world for his efficiency.
The most recent lineup for the cardboard now consists of:
- Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev
- Ismail Naurdiev vs. JunYong Park
- Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Mohammed Usman
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