LAS VEGAS – Gokhan Saki might be one of the more violent strikers in combat sports. But when he’s not throwing hammers at his opponents, he keeps his word to them. As Saki (1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) explains, the reason he’s fighting Khalil Rountree (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at UFC 226 is simple: He made a promise. “That’s why I took it, and I’m here again,” the former K-1 champ told MMAjunkie at a media day in support of the pay-per-view event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Saki and Rountree originally were slated to face each other this past December at UFC 219. But a knee injury forced Saki to withdraw, and Rountree was paired with Michal Oleksiejczuk, who went on to outpoint him on the scorecards
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Gokhan Saki explains why he’s still fighting Khalil Rountree at UFC 226 – MMA Junkie