UFC Fight Night 191: Hill vs Rountree Jr.

Hopefully the third time will be the charm as Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr. once again try to step into the Octagon opposite one another in a battle for position in the light heavyweight hierarchy.

Will Fiziev halt his slide and defend his position in the rankings or can Bahamondes make it four-straight with another crucial victory?

Unbeaten in his last 11 bouts, Kuniev may be making his first walk to the Octagon tonight, but he has proven that he’s ready for prime time, and after his second win on the Contender Series over Hugo Cunha last summer, he gets his big shot against one of the division’s best.

A veteran of the international fight scene, with wins over Patricky Pitbull, Johnny Case and Daron Cruickshank, Baku’s own Tofiq Musayev has come to the UFC, and he gets to debut at home, fulfilling his father’s dream as he faces Myktybek Orolbai.

Unbeaten in his UFC career with wins finishes of Evan Elder, Terrance McKinney and Ismael Bonfim, Sadykhov is clearly on the fast track at 155 pounds heading into this important matchup. Winner of back-to-back bouts against Tom Nolan and Maheshate, Brazil’s Motta is hitting his prime at 32.

After win on season eight of Dana White’s Contender Series earned him a UFC contract last August, Austria’s Bogdan Grad kept the good times rolling with a second-round finish of Lucas Alexander in his Octagon debut. He attempts to extend his winning streak to five when he meets Muhammad Naimov.

Knowing that a lot of expected from a fighter nicknamed “The Korean Tyson,” Ko Seok-hyeon makes his long-awaited UFC debut after winning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, and after four straight wins, he’s in the perfect form to keep that momentum going.

Fighters on the move in the middleweight division, Ismail Naurdiev and Park Jun-yong meet in what promises to be an entertaining clash of rising stars.

In late-2022, England’s Melissa Mullins scored one of the biggest wins of her career when she defeated Russia’s Daria Zhelezniakova in France, propelling the Coventry product into the UFC. They will meet again, with Zhelezniakova determined to even the score.

Back in action for the first time since 2023, Irina Alekseeva wants to make up for lost time by showing the form that produced a first-round finish of Stephanie Egger against Polish up and comer Klaudia Sygula.

In the Top 10 and aiming to put himself in the flyweight title conversation, Tagir Ulanbekov has a good chance to do just that should he extend his current winning streak against Azat Maksum.

Undefeated in seven pro fights, Hamdy Abdelwahab has shown obvious power in scoring five knockout wins, he’ll need to be firing on all cylinders if he’s to get by Mohammed Usman.