March 12, 2025 3: 30 pm ET
Jamahal Hill is excited about the stylistic matchup against Khalil Rountree.
Hill (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) will look to rebound when he takes on Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) in a UFC Fight Night main event April 26 from T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
Rountree’s stock grew immensely when he put up a valiant effort in his title fight against Alex Pereira at UFC 307. He won the first two rounds but was eventually overwhelmed and stopped in Round 4.
“What I like about the matchup is that he’s a popular name right now,” Hill said on the “On Paper With Anthony Smith” podcast. “So, a lot of people are big on him. He’s put on some exciting fights, and he’s an exciting fighter. He comes to bang, and I just think that my skillset and what I do very, very well, are things he’s not ready for.
“The things that I do well, I don’t think he does them, as well as I do. I think my game is really, really, really wide open in this fight. …He’s explosive, he hits hard, he comes forward, and he believes in his abilities to finish. I believe those are all things I’ll be able to turn against him.”
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