The UFC bandwagon is now headed straight to Salt Lake City, Utah, for UFC 307 featuring Light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree in a five-round war. While ‘Poatan’ remains the gambling man’s favorite, former UFC contender, Brendan Schaub is betting all is money on ‘The War Horse’.
During his latest ‘Thiccc Boy‘ podcast, the former UFC heavyweight weighed in on his thoughts on Pereira vs Rountree, mentioning how the American’s southpaw stance and speed might get the better of Pereira.
“He has that speed advantage, southpaw, speed advantage. He can give Alex some problems…You shouldn’t be surprised if Khalil is able to knock Alex out, we’ve seen Alex get knocked out before. Is Khalil a better striker than Izzy? No. Is he more of a knockout artist? Yes! Khalil is a knockout artist, that’s what he’s known for and he had a speed advantage over Alex.”
Schaub first dismantled the popular notion that UFC 307’s LHW main event was a mismatch with the promotion granting #8 ranked Rountree a shot at the title.
In fact, he pointed out that Khalil is 5-0 in his last 5 outings and has a speed advantage over Pereira. On top of that, the American is a southpaw which gives him a natural advantage over a conventional orthodox fighter like Pereira.
Even though he admits that Khalil is not a better striker than Izzy who KOed Pereira in their second meeting, Schaub asserted that one shouldn’t surprised if Khalil does the same, simply because the southpaw is a knockout artist!
Now as the October 5 fight card comes close to fruition, former welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman also picked the American to shock the world and down, Pereira.
Rountree touted to “shock” the world
Much like Schaub, ex-champ, Kamaru Usman is also a believer in Rountree and predicts a major upset. Breaking down the entire UFC 307 main card on his Pound-4-Pound podcast, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare ‘ revealed that he’ll be going against the grain this weekend, backing Khalil to pummel the champion in a shocker.
“Khalil Rountree is extremely explosive, extremely powerful, his Muay Thai is incredible and when he’s launching them (shots), he’s going to find your face.”
Furthermore, the UFC veteran also stated the obvious, stating how dangerous ‘The War Horse’ is during the opening rounds where he generally just flies off he handle.
All in all, Khalil, courtesy of his striking heavy style has garnered a total of seven KOs, surprisingly one more than the champion. But will he be able to catch the Brazilian and shock the world? Maybe, maybe not! Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below.
