On the main card of UFC 320 this past Saturday night, we saw a massive matchup in the light heavyweight division. Former champion Jiri Prochazka (32-5-1) took on former title challenger Khalil Rountree (14-7) in a potential title eliminator.

When you looked at this fight on paper, you just expected it to be violent and that’s what it was. I really expected Rountree to have success early and he did. For the first round and a half, Rountree was well out in front of Jiri Prochazka.

Rountree had a speed advantage and he was catching Prochazka a lot in those early exchanges. That said, Prochazka was doing a great job absorbing all of the shots and never really appearing hurt. Halfway through the second round, things started to turn a little.

The former UFC champion started fighting with a lo

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