Khalil Rountree Jr. is a month faraway from the largest combat of his life and his accidents from that brutal battle look like principally healed.
The sunshine heavyweight contender went nearly 20 minutes with champion Alex Pereira at UFC 307 this previous October, pushing “Poatan” to the restrict earlier than succumbing to strikes close to the tip of the fourth spherical. Rountree was battered and bloodied by the previous kickboxing star, however obtained loads of reward for his efficiency.
Shortly after, Rountree introduced he can be present process surgical procedure on his nostril to handle facial accidents sustained within the combat. Rountree has been touring to relaxation and chill out within the aftermath of UFC 307 and he shared an Instagram submit Monday that included an image of his face post-surgery.
Although Rountree seems to be exhibiting seen scars, he’s unquestionably in significantly better form than he was weeks in the past.
Funnily sufficient, Pereira has additionally wanted time to recuperate from their combat. “Poatan” just lately advised Podpah that his hand continues to be hurting from punching Rountree. Contemplating the lengthy record of knockouts Pereira has on his résumé, that claims quite a bit about Rountree’s toughness.
Rountree seemingly appears to be like forward to 2025 for his subsequent reserving after seeing a five-fight win streak snapped in his first UFC title alternative.
