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Khalil Rountree Jr. cancels retirement plans, announces new deal with UFC

Back in December UFC light heavyweight Khalil Rountree took to instagram to announce that his next fight would be his last. Rountree was then booked to face Sam Alvey on March 28th. Then... COVID-19.

Rountree vs. Alvey was one of the many fight cancellations to come about when the UFC’s schedule was shredded thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The fight was originally booked for UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik in Columbus, OH. That event was canceled and much of the bouts were moved to the UFC’s temporary bubble in Jacksonville, FL.

However, Rountree vs.