Both men enter the octagon oozing with confidence, but its Khalil that looks unfazed with the pressure of fighting against the kickboxing legend Saki. Khalil’s strikes are crisp and they land the target as he stands in the pocket and continues to trade. Saki unleashes few leg kicks but is yet to throw some punches. Khalil senses an opening when Saki throws a leg kick and counters with a neat straight left that lands on the button and drops Saki. Its a rare feat to see him go down and cover himself until the referee stops the fight. A big win for Khalil who picks up his 6th win via KO.
KHALIL ROUNTREE JR w/ the straight left drops Saki!#UFC226 pic.twitter.com/wg38uwA3bc
— UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2018
LAS VEGAS' OWN!!@War_Khalil finishes Saki in round 1! Wow! #UFC226 pic.twitter.com/uneaUoTFth
— UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2018