UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
| UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 26, 2025 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Center | |||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. (also known as UFC Fight Night 256 and UFC on ESPN+ 114) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on April 26, 2025, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Kansas City and first since UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen in April 2023.[1]
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill and former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. is scheduled to headline the event.[2] The pairing was previously expected to co-headline UFC 303 in last June, but it was scrapped as Rountree withdrew from the event after unintentionally ingesting DHEA in a tainted supplement.[3][4]
A featherweight bout between Giga Chikadze and David Onama was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy, but it was moved to this event for unknown reasons.[5][6]
A middleweight bout between Ikram Aliskerov and André Muniz is expected to take place at the event.[7] The pair was originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira in June 2024, but Muniz withdrew from the bout after he suffered a foot fracture.[8] Subsequently, the bout was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov in February, but it was cancelled once again as Muniz and his team had visa issues.[9]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Jamahal Hill | vs. | Khalil Rountree Jr. | ||||
| Middleweight | Ikram Aliskerov | vs. | André Muniz | ||||
| Featherweight | Giga Chikadze | vs. | David Onama | ||||
| Middleweight | Michel Pereira | vs. | Abusupiyan Magomedov | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Anthony Smith | vs. | Zhang Mingyang | ||||
Announced bouts
[edit]- Women's Strawweight bout: Polyana Viana vs. Jaqueline Amorim[11]
- Lightweight bout: Ahmad Sohail Hassanzada vs. Mitch Ramirez[12]
- Bantamweight bout: Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Cameron Saaiman[13]
- Women's Bantamweight bout: Joselyne Edwards vs. Chelsea Chandler[14]
- Flyweight bout: Matt Schnell vs. Jimmy Flick[15]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Nolan King (2025-02-26). "UFC announces Kansas City return as part of 'TKO Takeover' also involving WWE and PBR". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Damon Martin (2025-02-26). "Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. set to headline UFC Kansas City in April". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Staff (2024-05-19). "Khalil Rountree out of UFC 303 due to banned substance". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-05-22). "UFC: Khalil Rountree failed drug test due to supplement company's mistake, suspension reduced to 2 months". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Sayan Nag (2025-01-12). "Giga Chikadze to face David Onama at UFC Fight Night on April 5". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2025-02-02). "Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama set for April 26 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Marina Magomedova (2025-02-02). "UFC Middleweight Aliskerov: I have a fight with Muniz on April 26". telecomasia.net. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-05-30). "Andre Muniz injured, out of UFC Vegas 93 fight with Ikram Aliskerov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-01-26). "UFC Fight Night 250 loses main card fight over passport issues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Neri Fung (2025-02-04). "UFC encaminha Polyana Viana vs Jaqueline Amorim para o dia 26 de abril". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ "UFC books Jaqueline Amorim vs. Polyana Viana for April event". MMA Junkie. 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ^ Leonard, Harvey (2025-02-09). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin: Potential No. 1 Contender Fight For Zhang Weili's Title Booked". MMA News | UFC News Since 2002. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Fermín Estribí (2014-02-19). "Joselyne Edwards: 'La Pantera' panameña tiene fecha y rival para su primera pelea de 2025". tvn-2.com. Retrieved 2025-02-19. (in Spanish)
- ^ MMA Bulgaria (2025-02-22). "Мат Шнел срещу Джими Флик на UFC Fight Night 257". mma.bg. Retrieved 2025-02-22. (in Bulgarian)
