UFC Copenhagen Highlights: Ion Cutelaba Smashes Khalil Rountree Jr.

Ion Cutelaba smashed Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC Copenhagen

The two fighters met in a light heavyweight bout at the UFC Copenhagen event on ESPN+ from the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark.

In round one, Cutelaba took him down and then smashed him with strikes and elbows on the ground to wrap it up. 

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Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:

Cutelaba was coming off a submission defeat to former title challenger Glover Teixeira but had previously won three of his last four bouts. 

Rountree picked up arguably his most impressive win after dominating Eryk Anders by unanimous decision at the UFC 236 pay-per-view. The win came after a knockout loss to Johnny Walker last year. Prior to that, he knocked out Gokhan Saki.

MMA News is providing ongoing coverage of UFC Copenhagen. We’ve got you covered with live results, video highlights, and post-fight tidbits.

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