A crucial light heavyweight matchup between Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr. will headline UFC Fight Night on June 21, UFC CEO Dana White said Friday.
The event will mark the UFC’s first trip to Baku, Azerbaijan, and it will air on ABC in the United States.
Hill (12-3) will look to snap a two-fight skid. The former champion vacated his title in 2023 because of injury and has gone winless in two appearances, losing to Alex Pereira and JiYí Procházka. Hill, 33, was scheduled to face Rountree in June 2024, but Rountree was pulled from the bout because of a doping violation.
Rountree (13-6) faced a minimal 4½-month suspension for the doping violation, as he self-reported an accidental ingestion of a banned substance. He challenged then-champion Pereira at UFC 307 in October 2024. The bout was competitive before Pereira ran away with it in the later rounds and finished Rountree in the fourth.
White also announced that a lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev and Ignacio Bahamondes will serve as the co-main event of the card.
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