{"id":6243,"date":"2025-06-23T22:55:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T21:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=6243"},"modified":"2025-06-24T13:02:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T12:02:34","slug":"is-jamahal-hills-downfall-underway-khalil-rountree-jr-dismantles-former-champ-and-shakes-up-the-ufc-light-heavyweight-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/is-jamahal-hills-downfall-underway-khalil-rountree-jr-dismantles-former-champ-and-shakes-up-the-ufc-light-heavyweight-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Jamahal Hill\u2019s Downfall Underway? Khalil Rountree Jr. Dismantles Former Champ and Shakes Up the UFC Light Heavyweight Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2579\">It wasn\u2019t just a fight.<br data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2510\" \/>It might have been the end of an era\u2026 and the start of something new.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2581\" data-end=\"2830\">At the inaugural <strong data-start=\"2598\" data-end=\"2610\">UFC Baku<\/strong> event, American fighter <strong data-start=\"2635\" data-end=\"2658\">Khalil Rountree Jr.<\/strong> didn\u2019t just win \u2014 he executed a <strong data-start=\"2691\" data-end=\"2717\">systematic destruction<\/strong> of former champion <strong data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"2753\">Jamahal Hill<\/strong>, leaving fans and analysts questioning the trajectory of both men\u2019s careers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2832\" data-end=\"3032\">Hill stepped into the octagon desperate for redemption, following defeats to Pereira and Prochazka. But what he found was a &#8220;War Horse&#8221; who attacked with precision, patience, and brutal effectiveness.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">\ud83d\udca5 A second KO for Khalil Rountree&#8230; This is madness! \ud83d\udd25The carnage continues at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCBaku?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCBaku<\/a> \u2014 Rountree is ruthless! \ud83e\udd76\ud83e\udd4a<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca5 \u0636\u0631\u0628\u0629 \u0642\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0629 \u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u062e\u0644\u064a\u0644 \u0631\u0648\u0646\u062a\u0631\u064a&#8230; \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u062c\u0646\u0648\u0646! \ud83d\udd25<br \/>\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0630\u0628\u062d\u0629 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0631\u0629 \u0641\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCBaku?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCBaku<\/a> \u2014 \u0631\u0648\u0646\u062a\u0631\u064a \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0639\u0631\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0629! \ud83e\udd76\ud83e\udd4a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0cIVUjCz3K\">pic.twitter.com\/0cIVUjCz3K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1936816190367649895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3034\" data-end=\"3094\">Are we still betting on an illusion called Jamahal Hill?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3096\" data-end=\"3381\">From the opening round, Rountree hammered Hill\u2019s lead leg, crippling his movement. The ex-champion was soon limping, forced to switch stances and fight defensively. The sharp, calculated Rountree didn\u2019t let up \u2014 he varied his attacks and dropped Hill twice with clean, punishing shots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3383\" data-end=\"3453\">It was not just dominance. It was control. A technical deconstruction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">Khalil \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 rolls over the crowd&#39;s favorite and secures a unanimous decision win! \ud83e\udd4a\ud83d\udd25<br \/>A dominant and dangerous performance from Rountree on a shining night at Baku!<br \/>\u062e\u0644\u064a\u0644 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \u064a\u062a\u062f\u062d\u0631\u062c \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062a\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0627\u0647\u064a\u0631 \u0648\u064a\u062d\u0635\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0648\u0632 \u0628\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0631 \u0625\u062c\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a! \ud83e\udd4a\ud83d\udd25<br \/>\u0639\u0631\u0636 \u0642\u062a\u0627\u0644\u064a \u0645\u0645\u064a\u0632 \u0648\u062e\u0637\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0631\u0648\u0646\u062a\u0631\u064a \u0641\u064a \u0644\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u062a\u0623\u0644\u0642\u0647 \u0641\u064a \u0628\u0627\u0643\u0648! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sCvwPAhKJP\">pic.twitter.com\/sCvwPAhKJP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1936816962673238248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3455\" data-end=\"3509\">Is Khalil Rountree Jr. now a real title contender?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3511\" data-end=\"3862\">With a <strong data-start=\"3518\" data-end=\"3548\">unanimous decision victory<\/strong> (49-46, 50-45, 50-45), Rountree finally cracks the <strong data-start=\"3600\" data-end=\"3609\">Top 5<\/strong> of the light heavyweight division.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3511\" data-end=\"3862\">No longer just a respected name or a gatekeeper \u2014 now, a legitimate threat.<br data-start=\"3722\" data-end=\"3725\" \/><strong data-start=\"3725\" data-end=\"3795\">Is he ready to challenge the elite: Pereira, Ankalaev, Blachowicz?<\/strong><br data-start=\"3795\" data-end=\"3798\" \/>And more importantly, can UFC afford to overlook him any longer?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f &quot;I want to be the champion&quot;<br \/>Khalil Rountree Jr shows his big ambition aiming for the title \ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCBaku?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCBaku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f &quot;\u0623\u0631\u064a\u062f \u0623\u0646 \u0623\u0635\u0628\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0637\u0644&quot;<br \/>\u062e\u0644\u064a\u0644 \u0631\u0648\u0646\u062a\u0631\u064a \u062c\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0648\u0631 \u064a\u0639\u0628\u0631 \u0639\u0646 \u0637\u0645\u0648\u062d\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631 \u0648\u064a\u0637\u0645\u062d \u0644\u0644\u0642\u0628 \ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\udd25  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCBaku?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCBaku<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GeESC2BxZu\">pic.twitter.com\/GeESC2BxZu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1936817327250772308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3864\" data-end=\"3906\">And Jamahal Hill? A career in decline?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3908\" data-end=\"4080\">Two devastating losses. Visible physical decline. A worrying loss of explosiveness.<br data-start=\"3991\" data-end=\"3994\" \/><strong data-start=\"3994\" data-end=\"4080\">Does Hill need time away from the cage to rebuild\u2026 or has his peak already passed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4082\" data-end=\"4221\">UFC Baku delivered more than just entertainment.<br data-start=\"4130\" data-end=\"4133\" \/>It offered a dramatic <strong data-start=\"4155\" data-end=\"4180\">changing of the guard<\/strong> in one of MMA\u2019s most volatile divisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It wasn\u2019t just a fight.It might have been the end of an era\u2026 and the start of something new. 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