Former UFC bantamweight champion Jamal Hill (12-2) will face Khalil Rountree (13-5) on June 29 at UFC 303. The show will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA, and will be headlined by Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler.
On April 13 in the main event of UFC 300, Hill attempted to reclaim the title he vacated voluntarily last summer due to injury. However, reigning champion Alex Pereira confidently knocked him out in the opening five minutes. That defeat snapped Hill's five-fight winning streak.
Rountree, on the other hand, has reeled off five straight wins, four of which came early. In his last octagon appearance, he knocked out Anthony Smith.
Anthony Smith the former contender for the UFC light heavyweight title commented on his defeat in the fight against Khalil Rountree.
On the night of December 10, the UFC Fight Night 233 tournament took place at the UFC Apex arena in Las Vegas, in the main event of which a Chinese bantamweight fighter Song Yadong in a not-so-spectacular fight, he defeated American Chris Gutierrez by unanimous decision.