Khalil Rountree was in firm control before he was met with the Jiri Prochazka storm at UFC 320.<\/p>\n
Rountree (14-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) won the first two rounds of his light heavyweight matchup against Prochazka (32-5-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) on Saturday’s main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but was ultimately overwhelmed and knocked out in Round 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The former title challenger reacted to the loss in an Instagram<\/a> post.<\/p>\n “Close.So Close.<\/p>\n I’m ok, I’m in good spirits. I’m grateful for every positive message and every comment expressing support for what I give to this sport.<\/p>\n To say I’ll back is an understatement. Never stop living! Never stop fighting the good fight! For yourself, for your families, for humanity till the end.<\/p>\n Losses hurt, not only me.<\/p>\n Coaches, Family, Friends & Supporters you guys are incredible!<\/p>\n @ufc nothing but appreciation for the platform and all of the staff that make it happen for us.<\/p>\n I’m here for a while, you will all see me in there again next year, and win lose or draw I’ll always fight until the last drop \ud83e\ude78<\/p>\n This loss isn\u2019t easy, it\u2019ll take time to heal & learn from this but I promise you when i say that I\u2019ll never be the same again. See you in 2026.”<\/p>\n Rountree put up a valiant effort in his Round 4 stoppage loss to Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title at UFC 307. He then rebounded with a win over former champion Jamahal Hill in June<\/a>, before falling short against Prochazka.<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Khalil Rountree reacts to knockout loss to Jiri Prochazka at UFC 320<\/a><\/p>\n