Alex Pereira Dares Khalil Rountree to Put Portion of Purse Behind Anti-Takedown Vow

Alex
Pereira wants Khalil
Rountree to put his money where his mouth is.

Pereira puts his light heavyweight title on the line against
Rountree in the main event at UFC 307
on Saturday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rountree
getting a title shot over Magomed
Ankalaev came as a surprise to many, including Pereira.

However, “The War Horse” has consistently defended his gold bid as
a clash of fan-friendly styles. Both proven knockout artists,
Pereira and Rountree have a combined total of one takedown attempt
in their UFC careers. And Rountree promises that won’t change on
Saturday night.

However, Pereira isn’t buying it unless Rountree wagers something.
The former Glory Kickboxing champion has had former opponents make
the same promise and not follow up on it. “Poatan” has dared
Rountree to publicly promise a portion of his UFC 307 fight purse
to charity if he shoots for a takedown.

“Honestly bro, everybody that said that before, [ended up] shooting
a takedown on [him],” Pereira recently told Kevin Iole through a translator. “So
it’s hard to believe. The only way he will believe [that is] if
Khalil go in public and say, ‘I promise that I’m not gonna shoot a
takedown on this guy. And if I do, I’m gonna donate a percentage of
my purse for charity.’ Then [I] believe it’s KO, ‘Let’s bang.’”

Pereira has finished nine of his 11 career wins via knockout or
technical knockout — including six finishes in the UFC. Meanwhile,
Rountree has finished nine of his 13 career wins, four of which
came during his current five-fight winning streak.