Khalil Rountree dismisses fan backlash after Alex Pereira fight is announced: “I think the problem is yours!” [Video]

Khalil Rountree doesn’t care what fans think about his fight with UFC champion Alex Pereira.

Earlier today, Dana White took to social media and announced the full UFC 307 main card. Going down from Salt Lake City, the pay-per-view event will be headlined by a light-heavyweight title bout between Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree. The co-main event will be a women’s bantamweight clash between Raquel Pennington and Julianna Pena.

While the light-heavyweight bout is a fun one, it did catch many fans off-guard. ‘The War Horse’ is currently riding a five-fight winning streak, last defeating Anthony Smith last December. Khalil Rountree was set to fight at UFC 303 against Jamahal Hill earlier this summer but was pulled after a failed drug test.

Just a few months removed from that failed test, the light-heavyweight will face Alex Pereira. Speaking in a recent interview with Kevin Iole, Khalil Rountree announced the sudden title shot. There, he also responded to some fan criticism that ‘Poatan’ should be fighting someone …