Khalil Rountree

Jan Blachowicz and Navajo Stirling have been booked as the co-main event for UFC Belgrade on August 1. The card marks the UFC's first event in Serbia and will air live on Paramount+.

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Magomed Ankalaev will now headline UFC Abu Dhabi on July 25th against Bogdan Guskov after Khalil Rountree Jr. was forced out with an injury. Guskov had previously been booked to rematch Jan Blachowicz at UFC Belgrade on August 1st, and it remains to be seen how that card is affected.

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Paulo Costa has turned down the opportunity to step in as a short-notice replacement to face Khalil Rountree. Costa explained that he currently weighs around 106 kilograms and would need seven to eight weeks to cut weight properly, making the fight an unnecessary risk at this time.

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UFC president Dana White announced several major 2026 bookings, including Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 for UFC 329 on July 11 and Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry for UFC 330 on Aug. 15. The announcement also included Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman, Magomed Ankalaev vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., and Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues across the late-summer schedule. The additions matter because they immediately clarify the title picture and give multiple divisions direction heading into the second half of the year. Next, attention shifts to how those matchups are built into the broader summer schedule and whether any of the bouts are adjusted by injuries or contract issues.[4][6]

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CBS Sports reported that UFC 329 is being built around Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2, set for July 11 in Las Vegas. The same schedule update also lists Rafael Fiziev vs. Manuel Torres as the main event for UFC Fight Night in Baku on June 27, along with additional summer headliners such as Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman and Magomed Ankalaev vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. The McGregor-Holloway booking matters because it would reshape the welterweight picture and create one of the promotion’s most marketable rematches. The schedule also suggests the UFC is filling out a busy second half of 2026 with several title-adjacent main events.[1]

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