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Khalil Rountree Jr.: ‘I Put My Whole Heart Into That Fight — Second Place Was Never the Goal’

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Khalil Rountree Jr. delivered an undeniably impressive performance against Alex Pereira.

After stringing together five straight wins inside the Octagon, ‘The War Horse’ went toe-to-toe with ‘Poatan’ at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City. And though he put together one hell of a showing, he ultimately came up short, suffering a TKO in the fourth round of their light heavyweight headliner.

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Khalil Rountree Jr.: ‘I Put My Whole Heart Into That Fight — Second Place Was Never the Goal’ 2

Looking back on the bout during a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, Rountree Jr.