Jamahal Hill vs. Kalil Rountree headlines UFC | MMA News
T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri will host UFC Fight Night 257 April 26. The occasion is headlined by a gentle heavyweight conflict between former champion Jamahal Hill and former title challenger Kalil Rountree Jr.,the struggle promotion introduced on Wednesday.
Hill (12-3, 1 NC) is coming off back-to-back loses for the primary time in his profession. He was knocked out by champion Alex Pereira at UFC 300 and was stopped by former titleholder Jiri Prochazka in his final outing at UFC 311 in January. He’s ranked No. 4 within the 205-pound weight class.
Rountree Jr. (13-6, 1 NC) had a five-fight win streak snapped in his final outing at UFC 307 in October. He confronted Pereira and gave the champion one of his hardest fights however was completed by TKO late within the fourth body. Rountree Jr. is ranked No. 7 and to climb a little additional up the rankings with a win.
The struggle card’s co-main occasion options veteran former title challenger Anthony Smith and rising Chinese knockout artist Zhang Mingyang. The bout, which can mark Smith’s sixtieth skilled struggle, is probably going the final for “Lionheart.”
The occasion will mark the struggle promotion’s third journey to Kansas City and the primary time the octagon has been there since April 2023.
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