Khalil Rountree Eyes Jamahal Hill Return After UFC 307 Title Fight: ‘I’m Excited To Come Back’ [Video]

Off the back of his stunning knockout loss against current light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 307 earlier this month, Khalil Rountree is already planning his return to action — in the form of an “inevitable” title eliminator against former champion, Jamahal Hill.

Rountree, who retains the number eight rank in the official light heavyweight division off the back of his bloody fourth round knockout loss against former two-division champion, Pereira in the main event of UFC 307 in Salt Lake City earlier this month.

And previously paired with former champion, Hill at UFC 303 back in June during International Fight Week, before an anti-doping discretion forced his withdrawal from a pairing with the Contender Series product, Rountree has confirmed plans to fight the Illinois native in the near future in his return to action.

“I think it’s almost inevitable, right?” Khalil Rountree said of a fight with Jamahal Hill during an interview with Kevin Iole…