Khalil Ibn Rountree Jr. is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Rountree made his professional debut, as a light heavyweight, with Resurrection Fighting Alliance against Livingston Lukow at RFA 15 on June 6, 2014. Rountree won the fight by unanimous decision
When Did Khalil Rountree Start Training?
Eating unhealthy and smoking cigarettes, he decided to begin training after watching The Ultimate Fighter with his brother. At the age of 20 and weighing 300 lbs, Rountree joined Wand Fight Team gym in an attempt to lose weight.
I lost 100 pounds in 11 months,” Rountree said. “From the first time that I did that Muay Thai class, every day I would get rid of something that I knew wasn’t good for me. The first day it was a lot of cigarettes, the next day it was soda, then it was, ‘Okay, I’m not eating fast food anymore