The UFC is headed to Kansas City and its bringing a light heavyweight contender main event with it.
At the UFC Fight Night event April 26 at T-Mobile Center, top 205-pound contenders Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree will meet in a five-round headliner, the promotion announced Wednesday.
Both fighters look to bounce back from TKO losses.
A former UFC light heavyweight champion, Hill (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) never lost his title. He was forced to vacate after an Achilles injury in a celebrity basketball game, then returned and was knocked out by Alex Pereira in the UFC 300 headliner in April. He returned in January and was finished by Jiri Prochazka via TKO.
Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) fought Pereira at UFC 307 in August as a sizable underdog. Despite the odds, Rountree fought valiantly and had his moments against the champion. The fight was a grueling and violent affair. Rountree was finished in Round 4, but respect was heaped on him from every edge of the combat sports world for his performance.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for April 26 includes:
- Abus Magomedov vs. Michel Pereira
- Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz
- Anthony Smith vs. Mingyang Zhang
- Ahmad Hassanzada vs. Mitch Ramirez
- Jaqueline Amorim vs. Polyana Viana
- Cameron Saaiman vs. Malcolm Wellmaker
- Chelsea Chandler vs. Joselyne Edwards
- Jimmy Flick vs. Matt Schnell
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night.
