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Khalil Rountree Jr. eyes title to honor late father’s name in UFC 307

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Khalil Rountree Jr. faces Alex Pereira in the UFC 307 main event in Salt Lake City , Utah , on Saturday .

The light heavyweight champion's father was murdered in 1992 at the Chicago hotel where he stayed as tour manager for Boyz II Men at the time.

"I always just wanted to — or, not always, but there became a time and especially when I started fighting — that I wanted to honor him".

Rountree concedes it’s “just to call it even, 50-50 ” that the fight defies expectations and puts grappling at the forefront.

“I want to give the fans the most exciting fight. I don’t think that fans really expect to see me wrestle. So, I want to do this in the most excitement way possible.” “When they found out that I was fighting, they were so excited,” he says of Boyz II Men .

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