Per sources, Khalil
Rountree will take on Modestas
Bukauskas in a 205lbs clash in an upcoming UFC Fight Night card
on Sept. 4. Sources couldn’t confirm the location, but previous
reports indicated the UFC is targeting London, England, for the
event. More coming on @sherdogdotcom.— Tudor Leonte (@MrTudorLeonte)
June 16, 2021
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweights will collide
in the Octagon soon. According to Sherdog sources, Khalil
Rountree will face Modestas
Bukauskas in a 205-pound showdown in an upcoming UFC Fight
Night card, which will go down on Sept. 4. Sources couldn’t confirm
the location of the fight.
Rountree (8-5, 4-5 UFC) dropped a decision to Marcin
Prachnio during their tilt on the preliminary UFC 257
preliminary card in his last action. Previously, the 31-year old
fighter was stopped with elbows by Ion
Cutelaba at UFC Fight Night 160. The latest victory of “The War
Horse” dates back to April 2019, when he upended Eryk Anders
via unanimous decision at UFC 236.
After scoring an impressive first-round TKO victory against
Andreas
Michailidis in his promotional debut at UFC on ESPN 13,
Bukauskas (11-4, 1-2 UFC) suffered a couple of defeats. Jimmy Crute
put “The Baltic Gladiator” away with punches at UFC Fight Night 180
before Michal
Oleksiejczuk edged the 27-year old fighter thanks to a narrow
split decision at UFC 260.
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The Nevada-based promotion hasn’t officially
announced the Fight Night card at the moment of writing. Several
reports indicated that the UFC is aiming at London. The card
should be headlined by a middleweight showdown between Darren Till
and Derek
Brunson. If confirmed, it will be the promotion’s European
return following the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, when they had
to cancel a UFC Fight Night London event hours before it was
supposed to go down.
The UFC is currently reshaping its fall schedule. Sept. 4 was
indicated as the date for the UFC 266 card before the event was
moved to Sept. 25. 
