PERTH, Australia – Like many, Jiri Prochazka is surprised to see Khalil Rountree get the title opportunity vs. UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira . Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) challenges Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) on Oct. 5 in the UFC 307 main event in Salt Lake City, Utah. The fight announcement left the likes of Jamahal Hill dumbfounded and also caught Prochazka off guard. Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is coming off a title loss to Pereira at UFC 303 in July – a setback that doesn’t sit well with him.
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