It cost Ion Cutelaba less than a round to do what Alex Pereira did in almost five.
Once a top-15 candidate in the light heavyweight division, 'The Hulk' Ion Cutelaba has realized his nickname at several times. Whether it is about painting the weighting, screaming against his opponents or she shouts with punches, the Moldovan torpedo hunter always comes to fight.
Coming from back-to-back victories on Ivan Erlan and IBO Aslan, Cutelaba will return this weekend on UFC 315 against Modestas Bukauskas with a potential ranking on the line.
A hunter who shared the Octagon twice with the current champion Magomed Ankalaev, Cutelaba has a spectacular victory over the #7-ranked competitor in the world, former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr.
As you might remember, Rountree Jr. Deep waters with the then champion Alex Pereira and won the first two rounds of their title fight on UFC 307. The Muay Thai specialist dropped Pereira before he broke his nose and lost TKO in the fourth round.
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Ion Cutelaba Elleboog Khalil Rountree Jr. Fight to the Canvas in 2019
After a big fight against Glover Teixeira, a fight in which he lost, the UFC Cutelaba corresponded to a highly affected Rountree Jr. At a time when his hype lay through the roof.
After training Muay Thai extensively in Thailand, Rountree showed new wrinkles to his game with a dominant four-knock-down version above former UFC headliner Eryk Anders in the fight.
On the typical Cutelaba -Mode, 'The Hulk' marched to Rountree Jr. When announcer Bruce Buffer introduced him, security had to be separated before the fight even started.
Within two minutes, Cutelaba walked on the best shots of Rountree on the feet and pulled him down three times. The third removal was the start of the end for Rountree Jr. While the Muay Thai Striker Helliclace ate elbows of the lower position.
Cutelaba continued to land elbows while rowree jr. worked up slowly, just to be stumbled with Cutelaba that fired a multitude of elbows and punches. Cutelaba Elleboog Rountree JR's face in twice before the referee decided he had seen enough and called a stop to the match 2:35 in the opening round.
Pereira has chosen a different approach to combat rountree jr, which increases his striking output in rounds 3 and 4 to Rountree Jr. To wear for a finish at 7:32 PM in October.
Khalil Rountree Jr. has dismantled the next opponent of ION Cutelaba
On UFC 315, Cutelaba will meet former Cage Warriors champion Modestas Bukauskas.
Bukauskas and Cutelaba share a common opponent in Rountree Jr. With the former title Challenger that crushes the knee of Bukauskas in a fight 2021.
Rountree Jr. A slanted kick shot on his opponent's knee in the second round at TKO, which ended the UFC career of Bukauskas with an ACL and MCL Tear and his own title run to Alex Pereira started.
The horrible loss left Bukauskas without a job, but 'the Baltic Gladiator' fought its way back to the best promotion after a championship gain in Cage Warriors.
Bukauskas has won six of his last seven fights. His next opponent Cutelaba has won three of his last four, 'The Hulk's' struggles improved a lot at the age of 31.
As for Khalil Rountree JR, the top candidate returns to the main event of UFC Baku opposite Jamahal Hill on June 21.