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Khalil Rountree Out of UFC 303 McGregor-Chandler Card After Taking Banned Substance

Khalil Rountree will no longer be on the card to fight former light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill at UFC 303, per ESPN's Andreas Hill.

Rountree was removed from the co-main event fight after taking a banned substance. According to Rountree, he took the illegal substance unintentionally and self-reported the mistake to UFC senior vice president of anti-doping compliance Jeff Novitzky and vice president of anti-doping compliance Donna Marshall.

"I'm gutted to deliver this news to you all, but I will not be fighting at UFC 303 due to consuming a banned substance," Rountree wrote in an Instagram post.