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Khalil Rountree Jr

(1990) Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

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Khalil Rountree Jr is a mixed martial arts fighter.

Quick Facts About Khalil Rountree Jr

Born: February 26, 1990
Profession: Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

About Khalil Rountree Jr

[Wikidata] American mixed martial arts fighter... | [Wikipedia] Khalil Ibn Rountree Jr. is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of June 20, 2026, he is #6 in the Meta UFC light heavyweight rankings.

Quotes by Khalil Rountree Jr

About 19 is when everything started to hit me. People were going to college, some people were getting jobs, and I was…

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Brother

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I want to make a difference in the world. It's something I'm passionate about.

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Make a difference

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I was never in any competitive sports growing up.

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Competitive sports

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Where my mind is and where I'm going, I'm here to fight the best. I'm here to go after it and be…

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Best

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Every day, I'd drink a liter or two of Dr. Pepper. I was doing nothing good for myself health-wise.

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Day

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I felt I was going to die in my sleep. It's really strange when you have a 19-year-old who believes he may…

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Never

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My career at the beginning was a bit of a fluke, if I'm being honest. I went into 'The Ultimate Fighter.' I…

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Beginning

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I don't think I've shot a takedown ever in my career.

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Career

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I pick knowledge from every single person I train with.

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Knowledge

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The ones that do support me and are cheering for me, man, I love them to death, because they could so easily…

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Death

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I keep a Time magazine of Muhammad Ali open at all times. And I have, you know, the only photos I really…

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Father

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I'm putting in the work every day and I'm prepared for anything.

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Anything

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More of my friends were the kids in school that, like, skateboarded, or we'd just, like, play guitar in the garage. And…

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Friendship

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I'm ready for a title, but I have to fight five rounds before I can fully say that.

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Fight

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I never stop learning.

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Education

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I've always had people in my life who've loved and supported me and have always championed me. I think my mother has…

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Life

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At the beginning of my career, when I first got signed to the UFC, I dealt with a little of struggles. I…

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Beginning

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I had to appreciate and love the soft-spoken side of me to also love and appreciate the very violent side of me,…

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Appreciate

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You know, I was - I never really had a lot - like, a big group of friends.

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Big

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Sometimes, opinions, I can let them have too much effect on me.

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I can

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Wanderlei is the guy who brought the killer instinct out of me, I had no choice. When he would say 'Khalil, let's…

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Choice

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The way I got into fighting was that my brother was training in MMA, and he'd been wanting to introduce me to…

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Brother

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Yeah, from losing my father, and from just being an introverted guy - I've always been an introverted guy, but I've grown…

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Father

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I don't ever call people out.

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Call

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I was a complete mess. I didn't eat vegetables at all.

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Complete

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